This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.
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Bristling
//ˈbɹɪs(ə)lɪŋ//
Synonyms for "bristling" (53 found)
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5 translations across 3 languages.
Irish
1 entries- colgach adj (reacting with anger or indignation)
Polish
2 entries- najeżenie się adj (reacting with anger or indignation)
- najeżenie się noun (the act of one who bristles)
Spanish
2 entries- erizamiento noun (the act of one who bristles)
- piloerección noun (the act of one who bristles)
Sample sentences
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It was a Sunday afternoon and the town was bristling with people.
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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.
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Before us lay the dark bulk of the house, its serrated roof and bristling chimneys hard outlined against the silver-spangled sky.
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