bristled; bristling\ ˈbris-​liŋ , ˈbri-​sə-​ \ Definition of bristle (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb. 1 : to furnish with short stiff coarse hairs or filaments : to furnish with bristles. 2 : to make aggressive or angry : to make bristly : ruffle.

What is meant by bristled with?

Definition of bristle with (something)

1 : to be covered with (something) a bush bristling with thorns. 2 : to be full of (something) The movie bristles with excitement. He bristles with energy.

Is bristled an adjective?

verb (used without object), bris·tled, bris·tling. to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles. ... to become rigid with anger or irritation: The man bristled when I asked him to move. to be thickly set or filled with something suggestive of bristles: The plain bristled with bayonets.