She bristled at the suggestion that she had in any way neglected the child.
[ C usually pl ] The old brush had lost most of its bristles.
4 (of hairs) to stand up because of fear or anger, or (of people) to show anger: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.