brustle

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CIDE DICTIONARY

brustle, v. i. [OE. brustlien and brastlien, AS. brastlian, fr. berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See Burst, v. i.].

To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. Gower. [1913 Webster]
To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle. [1913 Webster]

To brustle up, to bristle up. [Obs.] Otway.

brustle, n.

A bristle. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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ROGET THESAURUS

brustle

Snap

VB rap, snap, tap, knock, ping, click, clash, crack, crackle, crash, pop, slam, bang, blast, boom, clap, clang, clack, whack, wham, brustle, burst on the ear, crepitate, rump, blow up, blow, detonate.