Similar words: bristle, bristled, bristly, bristling, as clean as a whistle, thistle, whistle, epistle. Meaning: v. show anger or indignation.
(31) Yet private - equity firms and their advisers bristle at suggestions that they are borrowing recklessly.
(32) It’s hardly surprising that Nokia and RIM would bristle at Jobs’ attempt to conflate iPhone 4-related problems with those of cellphones in general.
(33) Tech Indifferent: (10%) Have limited online access at home, and while most have cell phones, they bristle at their intrusiveness.
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