bristle

[US]/'brisl/
[UK]/ˈbrɪsəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mabao ya mnyama wa mbwa; mabao ya mnyama
vi. kudumu na furaha au kuvimba; kushinda kwa mabao
vt. kuzama (mabao au mabao ya mnyama) kwa mabao
Word Forms
Pluralbristles
Past Tensebristled
Third Person Singularbristles
Present Participlebristling
Past Participlebristled

Phrases & Collocations

bristle with anger

kutana na furaha

bristle with excitement

kutana na ujumla

bristle with anticipation

kutana na ujumla

bristle with energy

kutana na mafua

bristle with confidence

kutana na uaminia

bristle at criticism

kutana na mazoe

bristle with

kutana na

bristle brush

mchanga wa mafua

Example Sentences

the song bristles with lotsa 'tude.

mashoroo inaonesha matokeo ya mafupi na mafupi.

the cat bristled in annoyance.

mnyonge alimwagia kwa mshangao.

the roof bristled with antennae.

Paa ilikuwa na antena nyingi.

The battlefield bristled with bayonets.

Uwanja wa vita ulikuwa umejaa mishale.

a brush with stiff bristles;

mashati ya mafupi ya mafupi;

The author bristled at the suggestion of plagiarism.

mshirika alimwagia kwa mshangao wa kusahihisha kwa kusahihisha.

This job bristles with difficulties.

kazi hii inaonesha mafupi ya mafupi.

she bristled at his rudeness.

alimwagia kwa mshangao wa mshangao.

the airwaves bristle with the sexual dis of shock jocks.

mashoroo inaonesha mafupi ya mafupi ya mafupi ya mafupi.

Bristles are used to make brushes.

mafupi hutumia kusahihisha mashati.

The rooster bristled his crest.

mnyangao alimwagia mafupi yake.

Bearing a m minute awn or bristle at the tip.

kutumia mafupi ya mafupi na mafupi kwenye mafupi.

The cat bristled at the sight of the large dog.

mnyonge alimwagia kwa mshangao wa mnyangao mkuu.

His hair bristled with anger.

moyo wake alimwagia kwa mshangao.

The animal's fur bristled up with anger.

mashati ya mnyama alimwagia kwa mshangao.

The bombing plane bristled with machine-gun bubble s.

Bomber ilikuwa na vifaru vya bunduki.

The path bristled with thorns.See Synonyms at teem 1

mipango yana mafupi ya mafupi. Tazama mifano ya mifano ya teem 1

The dog's hair bristled when the visitors came to the door.

mashati ya mnyangao alimwagia kwa mshangao wakati wajiri walifika kwenye mji.

Real-world Examples

The populist has famously bristled at convention.

Mwana populi alikosa kwa mafupi kwa mazoezi.

Source: Time

Uncle Vernon's moustache seemed to bristle with indignation.

Makasi ya Mwana Vernon alikosa kwa kufurahia.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Nylon bristles that at least look intimidating, but who needs a coyote vest?

Makasi ya nylon ambayo haujui kusimama kwa mafupi, lakini kwa nini mtu hajui kwa kiti cha koyoti?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

This will make it better if you bristle because after all it's " standing broom" only.

Hili utafanya moja ya mafupi kama unakosa, kwa sababu kwa mafupi ni "kampuni ya kusimama" tu.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

DreamHost bristled at the court order and filed an appeal.

DreamHost alikosa kwa maelezo ya maktaba na alifanya tajriba ya kusimama.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds December 2017 Collection

Similar tribal cultures have languages bristling with recursion.

Mipango ya kijamii ya mifupi wana lugha zilizokosa kwa mafupi.

Source: The Economist - Arts

" No one's making you stay! " Hermione whispered, bristling at her.

"Hakuna mmoja anayefanya unakaa!" Hermione alisumbua, akikosa kwa mafupi.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Mostly sceptics bristle at Mr Hazare's methods.

Mipango ya mafupi wana mafupi kwa mbinu za Mzee Hazare.

Source: The Economist - International

The gentle vessels now bristle fiercely with death-dealing instruments.

Mipango ya mafupi sasa wana mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

He was so frightened that his hair seemed to bristle.

Alifurahia kwa mafupi hali ya mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

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