| 单词 | bristle up |
| 例句 | They came at Old Yeller with their bristles up, roaring and popping their teeth. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Gables and towers and little turrets bristled up at them, blue and vague in their night-vision. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The hair bristled up on my head as I shook myself free. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He charged through the rails, bristled up and roaring almost as loud as the bulls. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Why wouldn’t we bristle up when we see those Cougar flags around here? UW’s Chris Petersen on Apple Cup, Mike Leach, Gardner Minshew, Myles Gaskin … and tacos for Thanksgiving? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z With his bristles up, rage and terror in every quivering muscle, he was slowly, very slowly, backing toward us. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z You shall have the 'Epilogue' as soon as I can get it done; but you won't much like it, for there are bits in the Clergymen's letters that have put my bristles up. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z The two opponents face each other, their feathers bristling up, their necks stretched out, their heads low, and their beaks ready for the onslaught. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The man bristled up for a fight, but one look into the big Irishman's glowering eyes sobered him enough to make him drop the cakes and slink away. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z When a fowl's plumage is seen to be bristled up and disordered, and its wings hanging or dragging, it should be at once removed from the others, and looked to. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Now, a very sore point with Shorty was his lack of strength, and whenever anybody referred to it, no matter with what good intentions, he always bristled up as if at a personal insult. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z He sniffed the air, and growled yet more savagely, and the hair on his back bristled up. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z The only answer to this threat was a smile of derision that sent his mustache bristling up against his nose. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z And the inspector began to bristle up with a sense, as it were, of renewed importance. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z At once the spirit of the dead entered my body, striking me with tremor, weeping, choking of voice, and bristling up of hair. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z His faithful dog, who had kept close beside him, suddenly gave a low fierce growl, and the hair on its back bristled up in fury. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z “O! you must be mistaken,” said our maiden aunt, bristling up; “we think him perfection.” In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z “Say,” remarked Jolly, bristling up at this hint of rivalry, “we want to get busy.” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z There must have been something in the look that irritated the vulture, for he uttered a peculiar whistle, bristled up his feathers, and bent his neck forward towards Joseph. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z There was nothing against which he bristled up more indignantly and excitedly than against this latter charge, and he would not forgive it in any one save the Countess. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Sanders," said old Jonas, bristling up again, "if you really want to hurt my feelings just say so. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z The lands they subdued became their own; they were created lords-barons over them; and castles speedily bristled up all over the territory to maintain the authority so acquired. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z When he got on his feet again he began to bristle up and show fight, but when Big Medicine reached for him he ambled off. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z Then, with a frightful spit, bristling up all his whiskers and eyebrows, Grimalkin ran away. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z But bristling up from behind his mother's shoulder was a bow and quiver, in which were a half dozen arrows, the last love-gift of King Philip. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z “What do you mean, Vaga?” asked the more sage sister, bristling up at the innuendo. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Charles paid him back his dislike; the hottest waves of his enthusiasm immediately bristled up in ice-peaks before the Titular Librarian's face. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Jane only was not to be dominated by his assumption of patronizing authority; and at his unsolicited correction, she promptly bristled up. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z "Perhaps you are acquainted with all the circumstances better than myself, sir?" said Miss Busk, bristling up with anger. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Now, don't bristle up and take it wrong, my dear. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z "Don't forget you've promised me the wonderful diamond pin, auntie," said Iris, bristling up a little. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z There, there! now don’t bristle up, there’s a good fellow; but tell me what to do.” A Little World But the bulldog, the hair bristling up on his thick neck, his red-rimmed eyes fiery, circled beyond reach of the flail, crouching for another spring. The Valiants of Virginia He was a tusker of most forbidding appearance, and the instant his wicked little eyes fell upon Donalblane he bristled up and began gnashing his tusks ominously. Donalblane of Darien "Then he had better not," said Ayala, bristling up in hot anger. Ayala's Angel She snapped her bill fiercely, bristled up, puffing out her feathers and shaking them at us threateningly. A-Birding on a Bronco The red-headed bar-keeper bristled up like a porcupine, and then put out his broad hand as if it was an extinguisher. First Fam'lies of the Sierras I saw his old moustaches bristling up; he knew he was in for it.' Jack Hinton The Guardsman The enemy bristled up his hair, as we attempted to repair more bridges. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools “There you go again!” cried the doctor, bristling up once more. The Sapphire Cross If you are disposed to bristle up, and play porcupine because I want to approach you, it can't be helped—better men than Tom Cutbill have paid for looking into a wasp's nest. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Instead of running, it stood its ground and showed its teeth, bristling up and growling. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls "You used most ridiculous, I may say most offensive terms;" he bristled up again. Leonore Stubbs "What does who say?" replied Si, getting red in the face, and bristling up and trying to assume an air of indifference. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran “Then the wind’s changed, hasn’t it?” inquired Thad, bristling up, as a vision of more or less excitement to vary the monotony of this rather dreary tramp through the piney forest flashed before his mind. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol Her hair bristled up, her eyes shone, her husky voice gained strength until it rang like a trumpet. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars "I thought I told you once before To mind your own affairs," Said she, and bristling up her back, She bit the lean pig's ears. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Against these efforts also the reactionary mob, of course, bristles up. Woman under socialism “Yes, I said I seen it,” maintained Sol, bristling up a little. The Bondboy It is not my purpose to bristle up and strike back at these critics of American behavior. The Conflict between Private Monopoly and Good Citizenship “I was thinking of the boat––afraid she’d be so logy with the water in her that we couldn’t drive her when the time came,” bristled up Jimmie Gunn to that. The Seiners The furious hardware dealer now bristled up, and his mean face was thrust up so that he stared into Jim’s with all the cruelty of his hatred laid bare in his eyes. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country He bristles up, however, against new ideas that threaten to lead him out of the accustomed ruts. Woman under socialism Then when another bystander interfered and tried to take him away, he began to struggle, and was being roughly handled when a fat, pompous man bristled up, saying, “Treat him kindly.” Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield It's as good as even money that to ondertake to sep'rate him from it, or deny the same, is the one single thing he bristles up at an' give you a battle over. Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories Whenever the porcupine is chased by any animal, and finds he cannot get out of the way, he just stops and bristles up all his quills. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad And he will bristle up angrily if any other ant strays into his pasture fields. Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The preliminaries didn't excite him much, but when I mentioned the book episode, he bristled up. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess His hair bristled up on his head like the coat of a wild animal enraged. Phoebe, Junior In the bush no matter where you pitch, the robin always comes about, and when any other of his tribe comes about, he bristles up his feathers, and fights for his crumbs. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia He felt one of those old-time fits of rage come bristling up the back of his head, the fury of old when he had tried to wither that giddy creature in his spasms of jealousy. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 How that snubbing you got at the Ecclesiological wine party seems to wrankle.—There now! don't bristle up like a hedgehog. Tom Brown at Oxford So they got mad, bristled up, surrounded our camps one night,—well we got away—that is more than some of them did. Black Beaver The Trapper They all bristled up, so to speak, sniffing the air though on the scent of something. Uncanny Tales “What’s that?” cried Buck, bristling up, while an angry growl arose from his cronies. The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery And the nearer they came to it the higher it grew, the abysses were more abysmal, the peaks bristled up in a white chaos, which looked to be insurmountable. Tartarin On The Alps "I have something more to say," returned Mazagan, bristling up with anger again. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing No tiger out of the jungle could hold more rage and fury than animated those feathered atoms, bristled up even to the heads, which looked as if covered with velvet caps. In Nesting Time "Passage—who said passage," said the old man bristling up and looking around the room with unseeing eyes. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite “Is that all you've got to say?” demanded the warden, bristling up. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights After taking a few steps, he turned round again to call his dog; sniffing at the marmot, it was showing its teeth at the little creature that bristled up in defiance. The Gods are Athirst At length Stanley expressed his belief that Donald had been mistaken; at which our friend bristled up. In the Wilds of Africa The deaf old gentleman bristled up here and asked who had been killed at the recent engagement. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War “A treasure hyar, mister,” said the skipper, with his eyes aglow and his goatee beard bristling up, all agog at such news—“a treasure o’ gold, hey?” The Island Treasure Towards the sea, the bay is encircled with groups of craggy islets, many surmounted by forts, bristling up as the tide recedes, in every direction. Brittany & Its Byways How curiously the mouth was pushed out, exaggerating the full lips, and the moustache bristling up from them. The Prussian Officer "What are you bristling up about?" asked Albert. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War One day he was going through the forest; all of a sudden his dog began to bark, and the hair of its back bristled up. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore Puma made his hair bristle up all over his body. Myths and Legends of the Great Plains All cats sleep slightly, raise their back, bristle up their hair, and swell up their tail when angry. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals "Bagasse!" he exclaimed with a furious look, and his hair bristling up like a porcupine. French and Oriental Love in a Harem My young friend Budd Taylor provided me with a dozen ears of seed popcorn which I planted in a warm, bright spot and which soon bristled up in splendid style. The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice With eyes that seemed to flash fire, and dorsal fin bristling up with rage, Little Blenny made five tremendous leaps of full three inches each, and disappeared. Black Ivory When Crusoe first heard the unwonted sound he sprang to his feet, bristled up like a hyena, showed all his teeth, and bounded out of the tent blazing with indignation and astonishment. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Go into a village and you will observe that when one cur begins to yelp, every dog’s ear catches the sound, bristles up, and every throat is opened in clamorous emulation. Rattlin the Reefer In an instant she bristled up, as she used to with him, before Amsterdam. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon “You see, Nature’s given him a warm, thick coat, and he makes it thicker whenever he likes by setting his bristles up on end.” Marcus: the Young Centurion The man seemed out of his senses or bewildered by something, for his eyes moved about strangely, although with a savage gleam in them, while his hair appeared to bristle up. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Grover introduced him to a few of the nearest, some of whom received him with a friendly greeting, others eyed him doubtfully, and one or two bristled up grimly. The Master of the Shell As long as it was only information that the captain wanted to get at he didn’t so much mind being cross-examined, but directly it looked as if his knife was in peril he bristled up. The Willoughby Captains “How do you know that?” said I, bristling up. Tom, Dick and Harry At night they ran down out of the rocks And bristled up their trembly fur. Under the Tree The stranger, who was a Government man, bristled up and exclaimed, indignantly, 'Sir, I come from Mr. Lincoln, and shall tell my business to no one but Mr. Stewart.' The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Sir Cæsar's gray eyebrows had a trick of bristling up, like a cat's, at the first hint of unpleasantness, even at sight of anyone who crossed his will; and they bristled now. Major Vigoureux "Why, what treason is this you are speaking against yourself?" cried Mrs. Millar, bristling up in her daughter's defence, the assailant being that daughter. A Houseful of Girls The dog came right on, bristling up as large as two dogs, opening his ferocious maw, and barking and growling terribly. The Drummer Boy Rip Van Winkle!”—at the same time Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master’s side, looking fearfully down into the glen. The Literary World Seventh Reader But the Russian had got all his bristles up. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle But the sight of his back, as he turned away, caused Sir Cæsar's eyebrows to bristle up yet more pugnaciously. Major Vigoureux "It doesn't suit me, though," said Nicholas, bristling up. Frank and Fearless or The Fortunes of Jasper Kent "I don't think it's very nice to be making remarks about young ladies in their absence," retorted Adrian, bristling up. The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes As the dog bristled up, I fell forward on hands and knees, laughing hysterically, and the dog winced back as if before a whip, and cringed.… Foe-Farrell I asked him was he afraid of mice too, 'n' he bristled up pretty sharp 'n' said he wa'n't afraid of gophers, only they took you so unawares. Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' Affairs Soon a white head and neck bristled up from behind the old mast, every feather standing straight out ferociously. Ways of Wood Folk I had a hunch that he was going to bite me in the ankle, when he lined up the first time, for he bristled up and tore into me like a wild cat. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball Again that night as Isaacson sat alone reading Nigel's letter that apparently unimportant fact seemed to bristle up from the paper and confront him. Bella Donna A Novel His tail stiffened, the hairs on his chine bristled up, and I believe in another moment he would have flown at me. Foe-Farrell Now its pinnacles bristled up like a forest of pines; now there seemed to rise the forms of castles and houses, and even groups of human beings. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government I suppose that the object of this bristling up before each observation was to strike terror into the heart of any enemy that might be approaching to surprise him at his unusual work. Ways of Wood Folk His clothing escaped the extremes of fashion by the narrowest margin of good taste, and his mustache ends bristled up toward the laughing wrinkles about his wide-awake eyes like exclamation points of alertness. Destiny He scarcely knew why, but that very small event, the dismissal of a maid, seemed almost to bristle up at him out of his friend's letter. Bella Donna A Novel Old King Brady was astonished to hear this, and bristling up with just indignation, he demanded: "Of what does this man accuse me?" The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler or, Working for the Custom House We stayed in as best we could, our guns bristling up in all directions. The Killer Toby sank down on his knees and shook with fear, his little kinky curls bristling up all over his head. The Pot of Gold And Other Stories What's this! methought some pestilential blast Struck me, just entering; and some unseen hand Struggled to push me backward! tell me why My hair stands bristling up, why my flesh trembles? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 "What do you mean, sir?" questioned the other, bristling up. Ishmael Or, In the Depths The dog bristled up and stared hard for a moment, and then, all at once, he seemed to wilt, and away he slunk as if ashamed of himself. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 The boys soon realized that a lion, means business only when he advances silently and with smoothed gait, but that bristling up and roaring is a sure prelude to his skulking off. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked A couple of wolf-dogs, on the outskirts, bristled up to each other and bared their fangs. A Daughter of the Snows The Swede bristles up and says: 'That sounds like fighting talk!' Somewhere in Red Gap Since Yankie was the camp bully he bristled up to protect his reputation. A Man Four-Square "How dare you speak so to your brother, girl?" cried Madam, bristling up like an angry mother hen. The Sign of the Red Cross And if perhaps I attempt more, she jumps out of bed, bristles up as though I were assaulting her, and threatens to throw herself out of the window if I touch her. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society When King Golden-skin heard this answer his heart was charmed, and his fur bristled up for pure pleasure. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala The master of the house bristled up at this and answered— "I may be very poor, but I've not fallen so low as to let my daughter learn shampooing." Tales of Old Japan One of their number bristled up to me and said, "Have you got a revolver?" Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler Several years after, Mr. Rokeby was smoking, alone, in the dining-room early in the evening, when the dog began to bristle up his hair, and bark. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Sir Harry bristled up, saying, “Sir, my daughter shall go into no family that—that has not a proper appreciation of—and expectations befitting her position.” The Three Brides This is generally accompanied by a "bristling up," or "creepy" feeling along the spine. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers William Dean Howells is the kindliest of critics, but now and then some popular novelist's conceit will cause him to bristle up a little. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations They are in general perfectly wild, and when encountered suddenly bristle up like an enraged porcupine. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America In shape an oyster-dish,—the crown,— A ribbon bristles up and down, Quite striking—yes, all that; The sweetest, neatest thing in town! When hearts are trumps Don’t bristle up; only I am sorry, both for my own little plan of having you for my very own, and because I fear there is trouble in store for you. The Three Brides How often does the dog start suddenly, and bristle up its hair, when nothing is in sight, or within hearing distance. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers She is good-looking, clever, well-educated, and would be well-mannered were it not that she bristles up against the ill-usage of the world too roughly.' John Caldigate Mother bristled up—Mother—and even more than Aunt Hattie had. Mary Marie "And what were we sent for?" said the captain, bristling up to me. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself Now, now, don't bristle up!' said Nikita, pressing down into the sledge the freshly threshed oat straw the cook's husband had brought. Master and Man Listened with such concentrated eagerness, that his very hair and shirt-collar stood bristling up to help him. Martin Chuzzlewit He had therefore bristled up at Boxtel's hatred, whom he had suspected to be a warm friend of the prisoner, making trifling inquiries to contrive with the more certainty some means of escape for him. The Black Tulip It was this very quality that made Ned bristle up and "get on his ear," as he said later. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam They bristle up together like a clump of lances. The White Company He was of a sickly color, and his thin, sandy hair seemed to bristle up with the intensity of his emotion. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes He is aroused, and bristles up at once, and, trembling with rage and bold impulse, he thrashes the earth with his tail, desiring to rescue his master before they kill him. Four Arthurian Romances Short, stubbly brown hair bristled up from his scalp, with a pair of thick, wrinkled ears protruding on either side. Round the Red Lamp There, there, my dear child, don't bristle up! Miss Billy's Decision Far below the jagged points of the boulders bristled up, dark and menacing. The White Company He gets a perfectly fiendish expression in his light blue eyes, and all his hair bristles up like a striking cobra. The Stark Munro Letters You know the Americans are so deucedly thin-skinned—they always bristle up if you say anything against their institutions. Confidence But now, in the nighttime, when he lay tossing about, there would come stalking into his chamber a grisly phantom, the sight of which made his flesh curl and his hair to bristle up. The Jungle Challenger snorted ferociously as he looked at it, and his thick black hair seemed to bristle up in his wrath. The Poison Belt At the further side the road winds through La Reolle, Bazaille, and Marmande, with the sunlit river still gleaming upon the right, and the bare poplars bristling up upon either side. The White Company Her formidable moustache alone bristled up with constant spasms of pain. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt Why do you bristle up and stick up your noses as though you were the lords of creation. Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger "What right have you," I asked, bristling up at a sudden suspicion that crossed me, "to use such words about me?" Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography The world stands stiffly on its rights; the Christian is not to bristle up in defence of his, but rather to suffer wrong and loss. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke My wife bristled up, but Uncle Ezra assumed his most superb calm. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories I took a pique against him from the very portliness of his appearance, and stateliness of his manner, and bristled up as he accosted me. The Crayon Papers "What is Mr. Peck's objection?" demanded Mr. Gerrish, perceptibly bristling up at the name of his pastor. Annie Kilburn : a Novel At the mention of the French teacher's name Professor Garlach seemed to bristle up. Jack Ranger's Western Trip Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range In an access of violent anger, the hair of the holy father bristled up, and his sight was confused. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France "Why not, sir?" cried Mr. Jinks, bristling up. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier This time the young woman bristled up, and Boutan had to calm her. Fruitfulness Then the whole cageful of hyenas would make a rush for him, howling, snapping and scratching, with their bristles up, and the boy would fall backwards over a sacred cow. Peck's Bad Boy at the Circus But some trees were not so thoughtful, for "the brooms and the chick-peas rustled and crackled, and the flax bristled up." The Folk-lore of Plants At that Dave bristled up a bit, but his fingers became spryer with buttons and hooks and very shortly he stood fully dressed and ready to go downstairs. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island This no sooner saluted his view than his hair bristled up, his knees began to knock, and his teeth to chatter, while he cried aloud, "In the name of God, where are you bound, ho?" The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves Their neck-feathers bristle up as they gaze at each other fixedly with flashes of anger darting from their little round eyes. The Social Cancer He won't suffer even a porcupine to be misrepresented without bristling up in its defense. Our Friend John Burroughs "Come, come," cried Mrs. Mayburn, bristling up, "neither Grace nor I will permit such an implied slur upon our sex." His Sombre Rivals Next in order they openly become angry at their keepers over trifles, and bristle up, stamp on the floor and savagely yell. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations But fiercely bristling up, old Andrew Fraser now loudly demanded to be allowed the ordering of all. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Father Duff bristled up at this, and declared that he guessed he would go, after all, just to show them that he could, if he wanted to. Oh, Money! Money! Her fur bristled up with rage, and she prepared to fight to the death. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories So, though he felt very small inside, Johnny made all his hair bristle up and tried to look very fierce. The Adventures of Johnny Chuck It is then that performing chimpanzees become unruly, fly into sudden fits of temper, their back hair bristles up, they stamp violently, and sometimes leap into a terrorized orchestra. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Dogs, full-kin to wolves, bristled up to Smoke to endure the menace of the short club he carried and to whiff the odor of this newcomer whom they must accept by virtue of the club. Smoke Bellew She flew off as soon as he was fairly out of the yard and came clucking back to her chickens, her feathers all bristled up, as proud a hen as I ever saw. Friends and Helpers His short crop bristled up, assuming the stiffness of a penetrating hair brush. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 He bristled up his ridiculous little tail, opened his absurd, little pink mouth in a soft, baby s-s-s-, and struck savagely at old Shep's good-natured face with a soft little paw. Understood Betsy The dog began to bristle up at once, but Torarin laid his hand upon his back. The Treasure His huge horned head was held erect, and his mane bristled up, as he looked upon the adversary who thus dared to brave him. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green Horrid fears for his mother bristled up in his mind. In the Wilderness She had not intended any reflection on Mrs Lupex for not having a house of her own, but that lady immediately bristled up. The Small House at Allington Thus brought into a corner, Mrs. Grimes bristled up like certain animals, which are good at running and skulking, but which, when fairly trapped, fight desperately. Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures Probably as a delicate compliment to the Kaiser, the bathtowels were starched until the fringes at the ends bristled up stiffly a-curl, like the ends of His Imperial Majesty's equally imperial mustache. Europe Revised Jack bristled up: "I don't want her to think of me in that way!" Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero The old dog came down to the bars with his bristles up, expecting trouble. Sowing Seeds in Danny "But surely," the Dean said, bristling up, "some day is set apart in every civilised land for religious exercises." The British Barbarians She never advanced a proposition that he did not immediately bristle up, and she could only evade the encounter by a graceful submission. Sybil, or the Two Nations I should have been ashamed of myself," said Miss Dawkins, bristling up, and throwing back her head as she stood, "if I had allowed any consideration to have prevented my visiting such a spot. An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids As his established benefactor came up Stuffy wheezed and shuddered like some woman's over-fat pug when a street dog bristles up at him. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million The mane bristled up on that dog's back an' his muscles bulged out till he looked like a stone image. Happy Hawkins Usually, as soon as they came across it, they would growl, bristle up, and then retreat with their tails between their legs. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches It made her bristle up again, so that even Rachel saw the impossibility of pressing it, and trusted to some signal confutation to cure her of her infatuation. Clever Woman of the Family Go under the bed and lay down,' my back bristles up and I commence to growl right off. Cy Whittaker's Place The old dog was covered with blood, his back was bristled up, and his deep growl betokened his hopeless rage. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Such a laughable spectacle he made, that martial mite, standing at bay with bristles up and teeth bared, that even James Moore smiled. Bob, Son of Battle "What would you have done?" asked Van, bristling up at this reflection on their courage, and squaring up to him. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew He'll bristle up for a day or two, stretch himself on all sides—and the poor fellow will soon grow weak. The Man Who Was Afraid As soon as he came across a former acquaintance or anyone from the staff, he bristled up immediately and grew spiteful, ironical, and contemptuous. War and Peace He was a splendid fellow; his nostrils were distended, his mane was bristled up, and his eyes flashed, as, rearing to his full height, he plunged forward and struck the leading dogs under the water. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon "What were you and this man," indicating the big carpenter, "bristling up to each other for?" he inquired. Shavings The neat powdered hair bristles up into snakes; the black stockings appear clotted with blood; and, brandishing a torch, she announces her name and mission. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 His crest was bristled up with excitement, and he formed a perfect picture of beauty both in color and attitude. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon This is his uncle's teaching, this is Worcester, Malevolent to you in all aspects; Which makes him prune himself, and bristle up The crest of youth against your dignity. King Henry IV, Part 1 His mane was bristled up, his nostrils were distended, and his antlers were lowered to receive the dog who should first attack him. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon No—I say not guilty to that—lever bluidy unless there's resistance, and that sets a man's bristles up, ye ken. The Black Dwarf In this sore and irritable mood did the captain pursue his course, keeping a wary eye on every movement, and bristling up whenever the detested sound of the Gaelic language grated upon his ear. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains His mane was bristled up, his nostril was distended, and, turning from the pack, he surveyed me, as though taking the measure of his new antagonist. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon The National Assembly bristled up when it heard of the "attentat." Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte He is a perfect picture: his nostrils are distended, his mane is bristled up, his eyes flash, and he adds his loud bark of defiance to the din around him. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon He at once bristled up, feigned indignation, and said that he could not understand me. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 I bristle up my shaggy back Unused a slave to be. The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres |
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