bristle
noun
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
have been bristling
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present perfect progressiveof bristle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It might have been snipe and it might have been bristling boars.
From The Tragic Muse by Henry James
