bristled at

She bristled at the suggestion that she had in any way neglected the child.

He was also embroiled in controversy when he bristled at coming off the bench for Detroit.

Anytime his employees bristled at his gentle criticisms, hed change the subject: Youre getting to work on time; thats wonderful!

Exedore bristled at the comment, but decided against engaging in what would be a useless argument.

Annan bristled at the criticisms, which he called politically biased and ideologically inspired.

Emerging-market nations have bristled at the Fed's move to spur the U. S. economy by increasing the U. S. money supply.

Beijing has bristled at this trade-off, saying that exchange rate movement should be gradual to avoid destabilizing the economy.

Privately, some of my staff bristled at this assessment, feeling that itdiscounted our hard work and the appeal of our message.

And though Buck's hair involuntarily bristled at touch of the hand, he endured it without protest.

Chinese officials have long bristled at outside criticism of the currency, and Mr.

Though never rebellious, he sometimes bristled at being given too many directions.

He bristled at Pollan's statement that turning the "ecological clock to 1492 is a fool's errand, futile and pointless to boot. "

I asked White whether Ardi's transitional form might justify calling Ar. ramidus a "missing link. " He bristled at the very question.

The author bristled AT the suggestion of plagiarism.

The cat bristled at the sight of the large dog.

She bristled at his insolent remarks.

Beijing has bristled at what it sees as foreign interference in a domestic issue.

They bristled at the remark.

Go back ten years and Chinese officials bristled at the notion of a rising power.

Big iron ore producers have bristled at what they regard as heavy-handed tactics in last year's price negotiations.