bristlingadj.¹

Etymology: < bristle v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbristling.

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a. Of hair, etc.: That rises or stands stiffly on end.

b. Of persons: Bristly, rough, shaggy.

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1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 326 They haue a like bristling mane growing on the backe bone.

1760 J. Beattie Triumph Melancholy in Orig. Poems & Transl. 25 Fear's cold hand erects his bristling hair!

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. ix. 137 He was a great, tall, bristling Orson of a fellow.

c. figurative.

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the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective]

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a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) xiv. 226 'Tis nothing but pride that sets up these bristling thoughts in you.

1864 M. B. Smedley Linnet's Trial I. ii. iii. 220 The bristling tone natural to a man who has quite made up his mind on a subject, but who feels by no means certain that he shall be able to justify it in argument.

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. ‘There's a bristling breeze to-day, maister.’

a. Presenting a rough or prickly aspect, thickly armed (with sharp points, or with points of antagonism). Cf. Latin horridus.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > covered with projecting points

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1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 22 The brisling Reeds, mou'd with the ayre did chide mee.

1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. C4 Her bristling spires, her battled towres.

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico II. v. iv. 397 The little army..with its bristling array of long swords and javelins, stood firm.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 99 So thick upon the roofs doth pattering leap The bristling hail.

b. figurative.

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the world > action or operation > difficulty > [adjective]

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1871 J. S. Blackie Four Phases Morals i. 106 Religions..fenced with bristling dogmas.

1880 E. Cleminshaw tr. C. A. Wurtz Atomic Theory 45 The theory..bristling with hypotheses and full of uncertainties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	bristling
释义	bristlingn. /ˈbrɪslɪnɡ/ Forms: In 1500s–1600s brustling. Etymology: < bristle v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of bristle v.¹; the rising on end of the hair. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > horripilation > [noun] staring1563 bristling1591 horripilation1656 piloerection1930 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Enerizamiento Bristling of the haire. 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals Introd. 12 The bristling of the hair under the influence of extreme terror. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). bristlingadj.¹ Etymology: < bristle v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbristling. 1. Thesaurus » Categories » a. Of hair, etc.: That rises or stands stiffly on end. b. Of persons: Bristly, rough, shaggy. ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 326 They haue a like bristling mane growing on the backe bone. 1760 J. Beattie Triumph Melancholy in Orig. Poems & Transl. 25 Fear's cold hand erects his bristling hair! 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. ix. 137 He was a great, tall, bristling Orson of a fellow. c. figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] irrec825 gramec893 wemodc897 wrothc950 bolghenc1000 gramelyc1000 hotOE on fireOE brathc1175 moodyc1175 to-bollenc1175 wrethfulc1175 wraw?c1225 agrameda1300 wrathfula1300 agremedc1300 hastivec1300 irousa1340 wretheda1340 aniredc1350 felonc1374 angryc1380 upreareda1382 jealous1382 crousea1400 grieveda1400 irefula1400 mada1400 teena1400 wraweda1400 wretthy14.. angryc1405 errevousa1420 wrothy1422 angereda1425 passionatec1425 fumous1430 tangylc1440 heavy1452 fire angry1490 wrothsomea1529 angerful?1533 wrothful?1534 wrath1535 provoked1538 warm1547 vibrant1575 chauffe1582 fuming1582 enfeloned1596 incensed1597 choleric1598 inflameda1600 raiseda1600 exasperate1601 angried1609 exasperated1611 dispassionate1635 bristlinga1639 peltish1648 sultry1671 on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672 nangry1681 ugly1687 sorea1694 glimflashy1699 enraged1732 spunky1809 cholerous1822 kwaai1827 wrathy1828 angersome1834 outraged1836 irate1838 vex1843 raring1845 waxy1853 stiff1856 scotty1867 bristly1872 hot under the collar1879 black angry1894 spitfire1894 passionful1901 ignorant1913 hairy1914 snaky1919 steamed1923 uptight1934 broigus1937 lemony1941 ripped1941 pissed1943 crooked1945 teed off1955 ticked off1959 ripe1966 torqued1967 bummed1970 a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) xiv. 226 'Tis nothing but pride that sets up these bristling thoughts in you. 1864 M. B. Smedley Linnet's Trial I. ii. iii. 220 The bristling tone natural to a man who has quite made up his mind on a subject, but who feels by no means certain that he shall be able to justify it in argument. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. ‘There's a bristling breeze to-day, maister.’ 2. a. Presenting a rough or prickly aspect, thickly armed (with sharp points, or with points of antagonism). Cf. Latin horridus. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > covered with projecting points bristling1597 horrent1667 bristled1676 bristly1864 1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 22 The brisling Reeds, mou'd with the ayre did chide mee. 1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. C4 Her bristling spires, her battled towres. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico II. v. iv. 397 The little army..with its bristling array of long swords and javelins, stood firm. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 99 So thick upon the roofs doth pattering leap The bristling hail. b. figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [adjective] arvethc885 uneathOE arvethlichc1000 evilc1175 hardc1175 deara1225 derfa1225 illc1330 wickeda1375 uneasy1398 difficul?a1450 difficile?1473 difficulta1527 unready1535 craggy1582 spiny1604 tough1619 uphill1622 shrewda1626 spinousa1638 scabrous1646 spinose1660 rugged1663 cranka1745 tight1764 thraward1818 nasty1828 upstream1847 awkward1860 pricklyc1862 bristling1871 sticky1871 rocky1873 dodgy1898 challengeful1927 solid1943 ball-busting1944 challenging1975 1871 J. S. Blackie Four Phases Morals i. 106 Religions..fenced with bristling dogmas. 1880 E. Cleminshaw tr. C. A. Wurtz Atomic Theory 45 The theory..bristling with hypotheses and full of uncertainties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). bristlingadj.² Etymology: < bristle v.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbristling. Scorching; burning without flame. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [adjective] > injuriously > scorching bristling1561 scorching1563 branding1811 searing1818 swithering1895 1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 37 Diseased with the fretting or briseling stone. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life iii. 36 The pot full of bristling charcoal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1591adj.¹1597adj.²1561
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