hérisser
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Meanings
Verb
1. to bristle, ruffle (feathers, fur etc.) (of an animal)
2. to spike; to form spikes in
3. to get somebody's back up (colloquial)
Examples8
Everything he says rubs me the wrong way.
It made my hair stand on end.
New York bristles with towering buildings.
The dog's hair bristled when it saw the lion.
The riverside bristles with factory chimneys.
You sure ruffled her feathers with that anti-feminist joke.