Hyphenation of Bristle

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Bristle? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Bris-tle

Definitions of Bristle:

1.
A stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament)
Natural or synthetic
2.
A stiff hair
3.
Be in a state of movement or action
The room abounded with screaming children The garden bristled with toddlers
4.
Rise up as in fear
The dog's fur bristled It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!
5.
Have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
Bristling leaves
6.
React in an offended or angry manner
He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program

Synonyms of Bristle:

noun fiber, fibre
noun hair
verb abound, burst, have, feature
verb uprise, stand up

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