bristling
adjective
[ ˈbrɪslɪŋ ]
• (especially of hair) short, stiff, and spiky.
• "a bristling beard"
• aggressively brisk or tense.
• "he fills the screen with a restless, bristling energy"
bristle
verb
• (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, typically as a sign of anger or fear.
• "the hair on the back of his neck bristled"
• be covered with or abundant in.
• "the roof bristled with antennae"
Similar:
abound,
swarm,
teem,
crawl,
overflow,
hum,
be alive,
be packed,
be crowded,
be thronged,
be jammed,
be infested,
be full,
be covered,
be thick,
be crawling,
be lousy,
be stuffed,
be jam-packed,
be chock-a-block,
be chock-full,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old English byrst (of Germanic origin, related to German Borste ) + -le1.
