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adjective

Definition of bristlingnext
as in bristly

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bristling

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verb

present participle of bristle
1
as in bursting
to be copiously supplied a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities

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2
as in storming
to express one's anger usually violently the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit

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  1. bristly
  2. bursting
  3. seething
  4. buzzing
  5. raging
  6. boiling
  7. brimming
  8. passionate
Adjective
  • Step 3: Tidy the Harvest When the garlic is fully cured with papery skins and brittle, brown leaves, brush away any excess soil with your fingers and clip back the bristly roots.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The authors dutifully report that each pappus, the bristly head of a seed, contains 100 rod-like filaments on average, each about 7.4 mm long and 16.3 μm thick.
    Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2018
Definition of bristly
Verb
  • Québec, Canada Québec is a province just bursting with culinary riches, outdoor adventure, fascinating culture, unique traditions and stunning landscapes.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Or Shamar Joseph bursting through Australia in Brisbane.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of bursting
Adjective
  • This helps explain why Gabbard elicits a seething hatred from people like Frum, Clinton, and Nichols.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The posts linked a global network of agitators who have seized on the influx of migrants seeking political asylum or economic opportunity to build seething followings online.
    Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
Definition of seething
Verb
  • Blinking, stationary, speeding and zipping and buzzing.
    Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Social media has been buzzing about rumors that Costco may be switching to Coca-Cola products in its food courts in early 2025.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of buzzing
Verb
  • Here is the list of fighters that gained immortality as a result of this raging inferno.
    Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Tell me about building what seemed like a raging inferno and then watching it sort of miss your rope and all slip away.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of raging
Adjective
  • One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Definition of boiling
Verb
  • These predictions highlight a year brimming with potential, as the industry continues to prove itself as an unstoppable force.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The planet’s ancient ecosystem might have been brimming over with a richer assortment of plant life than scientists ever thought.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of brimming
Adjective
  • The newlyweds wake up hungry after a passionate wedding night, which is when Mel remembers that Charmaine never did turn up yesterday.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But the importance of bird conservation does not start or end with one passionate 21-year-old.
    Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of passionate
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