bristle with (something)
idiom
1
: to be covered with (something)
a bush bristling with thorns
2
: to be full of (something)
The movie bristles with excitement.
He bristles with energy.
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Goosed along by Cliff Martinez’s ghostly electronic score, Soderbergh taps into our collective inner hypochondriac, making every character’s sniffle or rubbed eye bristle with potential danger.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Marsanne aromas can include orange peel and candy cane; flavors can bristle with acidity, can tingle with minerality and include orange and white fruit flavors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Employment data bristle with pitfalls for the unwary, even among experienced economists such as Ohanian.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
No Tip, Please: nuTonomy’s test cars bristle with sensors, are always polite, and in principle should be inexpensive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2016
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Marsanne aromas can include orange peel and candy cane; flavors can bristle with acidity, can tingle with minerality and include orange and white fruit flavors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Employment data bristle with pitfalls for the unwary, even among experienced economists such as Ohanian.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
No Tip, Please: nuTonomy’s test cars bristle with sensors, are always polite, and in principle should be inexpensive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2016
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“Bristle with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bristle%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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