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SmilyCat Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Bristle

http://books.google.com/books?id=jKHcsNnnMOYC&pg=PT33&dq=%22wind+bristled%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MD2hT-mSIvToiAKP85TSAg&ved=0CGMQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=%22wind%20bristled%22&f=false

"Wind bristled through the leaves on the oaks and made a nuisance of itself by grabbing her hair and throwing it in her face."

What could "bristle" mean here?
  

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I'd say it's used incorrectly. "

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I'd say it's used incorrectly. The author probably meant something like "Wind rustled the leaves on the..."
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Incidentally, I wouldn't expect scintillating (or even completely correct) prose from a romance novel.
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'bristled' in this context means 'to be in a state of agitation or movement'
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A gentle breeze stirred the leaves
The problem with 'stirred' in a romantic novel is that it is too mild. It's OK when the sexual chemistry is first aroused, but as the sexual tension increases...wwwweeeeelllllllllll
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