Hackles Meaning in English

word · lemma: hackle

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परिभाषा

'Hackles' are the hairs along the back of an animal, especially a dog or cat, that rise up when it is angry or frightened. The term is also used metaphorically to talk about a person becoming irritated or angry.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Mainly used in contexts with animals, especially dogs and cats. In people, expressions like 'raise one's hackles' or 'make someone's hackles rise' are common and mean to irritate or anger. Rarely used outside these phrases.

• Spanish: pelos erizados (de un animal) - irritación (emocional)
• Portuguese (BR): pêlos eriçados (de um animal) - irritação (emocional)
• Portuguese (PT): pêlos eriçados (de um animal) - irritação (emocional)
• Chinese (Simplified): 竖起的毛（动物）- 憤怒（抽象用法）
• Chinese (Traditional): 豎起的毛（動物）- 憤怒（抽象用法）
• Hindi: खड़े बाल (जानवरों के) - गुस्सा (भावनात्मक)
• Arabic: الشعر المنتصب (عند الحيوان) - الاستياء (مجازياً)
• Bengali: গর হেঁটে যাওয়া লোম - ঝাঁকড়া লোম (রাগে ফাঁপা লোম)
• Russian: щетина (у животных) - шерсть встает дыбом
• Japanese: 逆立った毛 - 逆毛
• Vietnamese: lông dựng gáy
• Korean: 뒷목 털 - 등 털 - 곤두선 털
• Turkish: ense tüyleri - dikilen tüyler
• Urdu: گردن کے کھڑے ہونے والے بال
• Indonesian: bulu tengkuk - bulu-bulu yang berdiri (karena takut/ marah)

उदाहरण वाक्य

Whenever they argue about politics, everyone’s hackles go up.

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His rude comment made my hackles rise.

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The sight of the barking dog made her hackles rise instantly.

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The cat’s hackles were up because it was frightened.

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Just hearing his voice is enough to raise my hackles.

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When the dog saw a stranger, its hackles stood up.

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