hackled
8.2
Hair or feathers stand up because of fear and anger
- adjective
- /ˈhækl̩d/
:
erizado
- His dog was hackled every time it heard a strange noise outside.
Examples
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The cat's fur was hackled as it faced the dog.
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When frightened, the bird's feathers became hackled.
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The cat stood hackled and tense as the dog approached.
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When threatened, the bird became hackled and flapped its wings aggressively.
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The dog's hackled fur showed that it was frightened by the loud noise.
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When the cat saw the dog approaching, its hackled back arched in alarm.
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The bird's hackled feathers indicated its readiness to defend its territory.
Antonyms
How Agitated
Surface Forms
hackled positive
Morphology
Etymology
Hackled comes from the old word hackle, which meant the long 'feathers' or 'hairs' on an animal's neck and the 'comb' used for them. When those hairs or feathers stand up the animal looks angry or afraid, so something hackled has its neck hair or feathers raised.