Word

bristle, v.
(bristled, bristles, bristling)
freq. cnt. 5

be in a state of movement or action
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

abound bristle burst

"The room abounded with screaming children"
"The garden bristled with toddlers"

Somebody ----s something
The streets %s with crowds

Somebody ----s something
The streets %s with crowds

Somebody ----s something
The crowds %s in the streets
The streets %s with crowds

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

rise up as in fear
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

bristle stand up uprise

"The dog's fur bristled"
"It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

Something ----s

Something ----s

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

react in an offended or angry manner
<verb.cognition>

bristle

"He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"

Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
<verb.stative>

bristle

"bristling leaves"

Something is ----ing PP

semantic pointers

hypernym