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HACKLES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of anger and animosity

Example:

having one's hackles or dander up

Synonyms:

dander; hackles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("hackles" is a kind of...):

anger; choler; ire (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb hackle

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