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bristle

verb
  1. To be or become angry: anger, blow up, boil over, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. Informal: steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack (or top), breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling (or roof), lose one's temper, see red. See feelings
  2. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied: abound, crawl, flow, overflow, pullulate, swarm, teem. See big, rich

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