# bristled

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #59,926

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of bristle

## Etymology
From Middle English bristled, ibrustled, iburstled, equivalent to bristle + -ed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bristled