Definitions

1. verb

to cause to bristle or stand on end, as with anger or excitement

“The crowd abristled with indignation when they heard the news.”

2. verb

to cause to become bristled or stand on end, as with excitement or anger

“The music abristled the hairs on the back of my neck.”

3. verb

to become bristled or stand on end, as with excitement or anger

“The crowd’s emotions abristled and they began to chant.”

4. noun

a state of being bristled or standing on end, as with anger or excitement

“The air was electric with an abristle atmosphere.”