The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - bristle n.

1) hair, whisker, barb, prickle, thorn, quill, Technical seta: Shaving brushes are often made from badger bristles. --v. 2) prickle, rise, stand up, Formal horripilate: He could feel the hair on the back of his neck bristle. 3) seethe, become angry or infuriated or furious or maddened, boil, flare up, see red, bridle: He bristled with enraged frustration. 4) teem, crawl, be thick, swarm, be alive: The sea urchin was bristling with sharp spines.