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Meaning of the word hackle in English

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hackle

US /ˈhæk.əl/
UK /ˈhæk.əl/
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Noun

1.

a long, narrow feather on the neck or lower back of a domestic fowl, especially a rooster.

Example:
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The rooster's iridescent hackles shimmered in the sunlight.
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The dog's hackles rose when it sensed danger.

Verb

1.

(of a dog or other animal) raise the hackles on its neck or back, typically in anger or alarm.

Example:
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The cat began to hackle, hissing at the approaching dog.
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His comments really hackled me.
Synonym:
bristleruffleangerirritateannoy
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make someone's hackles rise