bristled

Asked about the role he played, and the impact of his famous name, Goldwater bristled a bit.

And Kelley bristled at the notion that women were supposed to be offended by the video.

Rios Montt staunchly defended his actions against what he termed a deadly enemy, and bristled at the suggestion of genocide.

But also I have always bristled at the idea that having a child is the most important thing I could ever do.

Cheri Young bristled in her stylish blue dress, her shoulder-length hair let loose from the ponytail of the day before.

Mrs. Jordan bristled, and launched herself upon a long and virtuous sentence.

The sides of the wagons bristled with shafts, and their canvas tops were pierced with fine holes.

To-day old Gaul bristles with free Communes, as three hundred years ago it bristled with feudal castles.

Mr. Van Britt blew his cheeks out until the stubby, cropped mustache bristled like porcupine quills.

A hundred years ago its sides were without foliage or verdure and its few points of landing bristled with cannon.