Meaning of “bristle and waver”
While reading a book I paused at this sentence "Feel your ego bristle and waver".
What's the exact meaning of the phrase "bristle and waver"?
The meaning of bristle is on the line of getting annoyed and waver means to reduce/attenuate. How can the ego get annoyed and reduced at the same time?
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While reading a book I paused at this sentence "Feel your ego bristle and waver".
What's the exact meaning of the phrase "bristle and waver"?
The meaning of bristle is on the line of getting annoyed and waver means to reduce/attenuate. How can the ego get annoyed and reduced at the same time?
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It's an odd combination of words. 'Bristle' suggests an animal's fur standing on end when it feels angry or threatened. 'Waver' can mean to flicker like a candle flame as well as to become weaker. I don't know the context, but I suppose the writer imagines the ego as reacting to threat and hesitating.
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While reading a book I paused at this sentence "Feel your ego bristle and waver".
What's the exact meaning of the phrase "bristle and waver"?
The meaning of bristle is on the line of getting annoyed and waver means to reduce/attenuate. How can the ego get annoyed and reduced at the same time?
meaning meaning-in-context ambiguity
asked 14 hours ago
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While reading a book I paused at this sentence "Feel your ego bristle and waver".
What's the exact meaning of the phrase "bristle and waver"?
The meaning of bristle is on the line of getting annoyed and waver means to reduce/attenuate. How can the ego get annoyed and reduced at the same time?
meaning meaning-in-context ambiguity
meaning meaning-in-context ambiguity
asked 14 hours ago
random_28
973
asked 14 hours ago
random_28
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asked 14 hours ago
random_28
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asked 14 hours ago
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asked 14 hours ago
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It's an odd combination of words. 'Bristle' suggests an animal's fur standing on end when it feels angry or threatened. 'Waver' can mean to flicker like a candle flame as well as to become weaker. I don't know the context, but I suppose the writer imagines the ego as reacting to threat and hesitating.
– Kate Bunting
2 hours ago
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It's an odd combination of words. 'Bristle' suggests an animal's fur standing on end when it feels angry or threatened. 'Waver' can mean to flicker like a candle flame as well as to become weaker. I don't know the context, but I suppose the writer imagines the ego as reacting to threat and hesitating.
– Kate Bunting
2 hours ago
It's an odd combination of words. 'Bristle' suggests an animal's fur standing on end when it feels angry or threatened. 'Waver' can mean to flicker like a candle flame as well as to become weaker. I don't know the context, but I suppose the writer imagines the ego as reacting to threat and hesitating.
– Kate Bunting
2 hours ago
It's an odd combination of words. 'Bristle' suggests an animal's fur standing on end when it feels angry or threatened. 'Waver' can mean to flicker like a candle flame as well as to become weaker. I don't know the context, but I suppose the writer imagines the ego as reacting to threat and hesitating.
– Kate Bunting
2 hours ago
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It's an odd combination of words. 'Bristle' suggests an animal's fur standing on end when it feels angry or threatened. 'Waver' can mean to flicker like a candle flame as well as to become weaker. I don't know the context, but I suppose the writer imagines the ego as reacting to threat and hesitating.
– Kate Bunting
2 hours ago