'Bristling' definitions:

Definition of 'Bristling'

From: GCIDE
  • Bristle \Bris"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bristled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bristling.]
  • 1. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up. [1913 Webster]
  • Now for the bare-picked bone of majesty Doth dogged war bristle his angry crest. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Boy, bristle thy courage up. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread. [1913 Webster]