She was just bristling with anger. I don't know what set her off.
•Walter bristled with rage as he saw the damage to his new car.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bristle — bris|tle1 [ˈbrısəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old English; Origin: byrst bristle ] 1.) [U and C] a short stiff hair that feels rough ▪ His chin was covered with bristles. 2.) a short stiff hair, wire etc that forms part of a brush bristle 2 bristle2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
rage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fury, frenzy, wrath, violence; fashion, fad, craze. See desire. v. i. storm, rave, bluster. See excitement, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Violent anger] Syn. fury, wrath, ferocity; see anger .… … English dictionary for students
bristle — 1 noun (C, U) 1 short stiff hair that feels rough: His chin was covered with bristles. 2 a short stiff hair, wire etc that forms part of a brush 2 verb (I) 1 to behave in a way that shows you are very angry or annoyed (+ with): bristling with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bristle — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, acuminate, aggravate, anger, annoy, arise, arouse, badger, bait, barb, barbel, be alive, be at, be keen, beard, beaver, bedevil, beset, bite, blow up, boil, boil over, bother, bramble, bridle, bridle up, brier … Moby Thesaurus
bristle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hair, stubble. v. i. stand, stick up; stiffen. See sharpness, resentment, roughness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hair, fiber, quill, seta; see hair 2 , point 2 , thorn . v. 1. [To display in abundance]… … English dictionary for students
Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
fume — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. chafe, fret, rage; smoke, reek. See excitability, resentment, heat, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. seethe, boil, sputter, simmer, smolder, stew, sizzle, quiver with rage, chafe, fret, bristle … English dictionary for students
resentment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of having been affronted Nouns 1. resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation, exasperation; pique, umbrage, huff, miff, soreness, dudgeon, acerbity, virulence, bitterness,… … English dictionary for students
Cú Chulainn — For other uses, see Cú Chulainn (disambiguation). Cuchulain Slays the Hound of Culain , illustration by Stephen Reid from Eleanor Hull s The Boys Cuchulain, 1904 Cú Chulainn ([kuːˈxʊlˠɪnʲ] ( … Wikipedia
burn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. oxidize, consume; blaze, flame; fire; sear, char, scorch; destroy. See heat, desire, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blister, scorch, scald, wound, impairment, trauma, first degree burn, second… … English dictionary for students
er-3 : or- : r- — er 3 : or : r English meaning: to move *stir, animate, fight, struggle, rise; to spring up, be born Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sich in Bewegung setzen, erregen (also seelisch, ärgern, stir, tease, irritate); in die Höhe bringen (Erhebung … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
