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
Antonin	-	French
Thoth	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Virgee	VUR-jee	English
Nestori	NES-to-ree	Finnish
Georg	GE-awrk (German), YE-ory (Swedish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Estonian
Neda (2)	-	Persian