setting up one's bristles

A form of set up one's bristles — To bristle; to react in a defensive and bad-tempered manner.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of set up one's bristles
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setting up one's bristles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20up%20one's%20bristles

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Chicago

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