bristle n
1 barb, hair, prickle, spine, stubble, thorn, whisker vb
2 horripilate, prickle, rise, stand on end, stand up
3 be angry, be infuriated, be maddened, bridle, flare up, get one's dander up (slang) go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.) rage, see red, seethe, spit (informal) wig out (slang)
4 (with)
abound, be alive, be thick, crawl, hum, swarm, teem