Home › Words › B › bruslebrusle/ˈbɹʌsəl/brusle means to cause (something) to bristle or stand erect.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, brusle ranks #7,709 of 42,762 for Qualifying.brusle is pronounced /ˈbɹʌsəl/.EtymologyFrom Middle English brustel, bristel.verbTo cause (something) to bristle or stand erect.To bristle; to brustle; to react with fierceness, fear, suspicion, distance, or defiance.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bristle 81% match — A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant. vs brusle →bristler 72% match — Someone or something that bristles. vs brusle →upbristling 72% match — Bristling upward. vs brusle →abristle 71% match — Bristling. vs brusle →bristling 70% match — Having bristles. vs brusle →bristled 70% match — Having bristles vs brusle →brustle 66% match — To crackle; to rustle. vs brusle →birse 65% match — bristle vs brusle →