bristle at

bristle at something

Fig. to show sudden anger or other negative response to something. (Alludes to a dog or cat raising the hair on its back in anger or as a threat.) She bristled at the suggestion. I knew Lily would bristle at the appearance of Max.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cvijeta	TSVEE-e-tah	Croatian, Serbian
Abd Al-Qadir	-	Arabic
Zeph	ZEF	English
Aoife	EE-fa	Irish, Irish Mythology
Marta	MAHR-tah (Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Bulg
Amarjeet	-	Indian (Sikh)