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Coarsegrained vs Bristling - What's the difference?

coarsegrained | bristling | Related terms |

Coarsegrained is a related term of bristling.


As an adjective bristling is

having bristles.

As a verb bristling is

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As a noun bristling is

the act of one who bristles.

coarsegrained

Not English

Coarsegrained has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'coarsegrained':

cryosectioned, coregistered

bristling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having bristles.
  • Showing anger.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Tottenham 0 - 0 Man Utd , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every stride of the way in a game that fizzled out after a bristling start. }}

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who bristles.
  • * 1906 , Jack London, White Fang
    • When dogs fight, there are usually preliminaries to the actual combat — snarlings and bristlings and stiff-legged struttings. But White Fang learned to omit these preliminaries.