hérisser
Meaning
- to bristle, ruffle (feathers, fur etc.)
- to spike; to form spikes in
- (colloquial) to get somebody's back up
Concepts
get angry
puff oneself
ruffle up its feathers
Synonyms
enrager
rendre furieux
se réveiller
assomer
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.ʁi.se/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ericiare, from erīcius.
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