This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.
Source: tatoeba (58249)
Bristling
/ˈbɹɪs(ə)lɪŋ/
Synonyms for "bristling" (65 found)
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8 entriesbodily reactiondefensive reactionemotional responsehairinessphysical actionsurface conditiontextural propertytextural state
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11 entriesbristle atbristle withbristle with angerbristle with barbsbristling beardbristling eyebrowsbristling furbristling spinesbristling with energybristling with pridebristly texture
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8 total sentences available.
It was a Sunday afternoon and the town was bristling with people.
Source: tatoeba (281857)
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.
Source: tatoeba (6203026)
Before us lay the dark bulk of the house, its serrated roof and bristling chimneys hard outlined against the silver-spangled sky.
Source: tatoeba (6620770)
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