hackles

/ ˈhækəlz /

plural noun

1. the hairs on the back of the neck and the back of a dog, cat, etc, which rise when the animal is angry or afraid
2. anger or resentment (esp in the phrases get one's hackles up, make one's hackles rise )

Idioms and Phrases

see raise someone's hackles .

Example Sentences

It is the connection of triclosan to dioxin that has appropriately raised the hackles of so many.

From The Daily Beast

British journalist Liz Jones has an unqualified knack for raising media hackles on both sides of the Atlantic.

From The Daily Beast

Ornstein pointed the finger at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who's questioning of Hagel during the confirmation hearing raised hackles.

From The Daily Beast

But the conditions on the cash raised some hackles in Pakistan.

From The Daily Beast

The fat fee is raising some hackles, but the head of the nonprofit she helped tells Shushannah Walshe she was worth the money.

From The Daily Beast

Logwood dyes lilac, or pink; to turn red hackles brown, boil them in copperas.

From Project Gutenberg

His gray hackles stiffened and his thick-set eyebrows bristled outward like bits of frosted privet.

From Project Gutenberg

But his hackles remained raised as he accompanied the boy into the cabin.

From Project Gutenberg

With hackles bristling and teeth bared he approached us, emitting savage growls.

From Project Gutenberg

It was staring up at him fiercely from red eyes, and the hackles stood erect, though it did not growl.

From Project Gutenberg