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bristle

/ˈbrɪsəl/ /ˈbrɪsəl/
  1. 1 sert kıl
  2. 2 fırça kılı, dikilmek

Definition (English)

  1. A short, stiff hair, especially one of those on an animal's or person's skin.
  2. To become stiff and stand upright, like the hairs on an animal when it is scared.

Example Sentences

  1. His beard had a coarse bristle.
    Sakalı sert kıllara sahipti.
  2. The cat's fur began to bristle.
    Kedinin tüyleri diken diken olmaya başladı.
  3. The bristles on the brush were worn out.
    Fırçanın kılları yıpranmıştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base bristle
/ˈbrɪsəl/
Past bristled
/ˈbrɪsəld/
Participle bristled
/ˈbrɪsəld/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dbristle → bristled

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. bristled /ˈbrɪsəld/

Synonyms

stiff hairfiberhair

Collocations

bristle with angerbristle hairsbristle brushbristle stiffbristle up