hackles in English
The dog stared, ears flattening, and she saw his hackles rise along his spine.
Even before they hit the ground both birds fan their hackles out, resembling nothing so much as a suddenly opened umbrella.
Then the stems were hackled (from the Old High German word that also gave us hook) to remove any remaining non-fibrous material by drawing them through a big comb consisting of a bed of nails in a wooden board.
Use "hackles" in a sentence
1. Some changes are raising hackles.
2. He came in with his hackles up.
3. That raised hackles in Germany.
4. Don't get your hackles up about nothing.
5. But something has happened to raise our hackles.
6. Her controversial article is bound to raise hackles.
7. The rest of the team raises few hackles.
8. His tactless remarks were enough to raise anyone's hackles.
9. Loden's hackles subsided, his tail began to wag.
10. Loden's hackles subsided[sentence dictionary], his tail began to wag.
11. The prime minister's speech has raised hackles among the opposition.
12. In the United States, the mere idea raises hackles.
13. Ben felt his hackles rise as the speaker continued.
14. Laura heard his remark, and felt her hackles rising.
15. She felt defensive hackles rise on the back of her neck.
16. The proposal to build 135 new homes has raised environmentalists' hackles.
17. 5 His tactless remarks were enough to raise anyone's hackles.
18. Oh boy, this record's going to raise a few hackles.
19. Both sexes may erect hackles on neck when alarmed, to form prominent whiskers.
20. It's safter to avoid the director when he has his hackles up.
21. You could see her hackles rising as she heard him outline his plan.
22. But a surge of Singapore investments could also raise hackles in Malaysia.
23. Drives to popularize drinks with low sugar content raise the hackles of sugar producers.
24. Walking in the flow of her scent kept Nighteyes’ hackles erect and my skin Aprickle
25. Of all the reasons for using the new technology, pure ego raises the most hackles.
26. Mr Gonzales raised hackles from the first because he was so close to the White House.
27. Most pets can not even raise their hackles in anger as their hair is too long.
28. We don’t literally raise our hackles when angry, or sniff each other’s backsides when making new friends.
29. Ramona will feed you, give you wine, remove your shoes, flatter you, smooth down your hackles.
30. The script fits Steve Forbes, whose self-financed run for the Republican presidential nomination is raising hopes and hackles.