| tetchy | adj (mudah) melenting: she gets ~ easily, dia mudah melenting; ~ behaviour, perangai mudah melenting. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bridle | vi also ~ at, melenting: she ~d at her mother’s unkind remark, dia melenting mendengar kata-kata ibunya yg pedas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| testy | adj 1. irritable, (mudah) /bengkeng, melenting/: delays always make him ~, kelewatan selalu membuatnya mudah melenting; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| uptight | 2. (colloq) annoyed, betul-betul melenting: I got so ~ when she criticized me, saya betul-betul melenting apabila dia mengkritik saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bristle | vi 1. sometimes ~ up, (of hair on animal or person’s body) meremang, menggermang: the dog ~d when the stranger appeared, bulu anjing itu meremang apabila melihat orang yg tdk dikenalinya; the hair on his neck ~d, bulu tengkuknya meremang; 2. show anger, agitation, melenting: he always ~s at criticism, dia selalu melenting apabila dikritik; 3. be thick or set, a. bercerancang, berceracak: the wall of the fort ~d with arrows, dinding kubu itu bercerancang dgn anak panah; b. (fig.) penuh: the text ~d with misprints, teks itu penuh dgn kesilapan cetak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| passionate | minat yg mendalam dlm berkebun;4. prone to anger, hot-tempered, cepat berang, pemberang, pemarah; (of words) berang, marah: he’s a very ~ man, liable to fly off the handle at the slightest thing, dia seorang yg begitu cepat berang dan mudah melenting hanya krn hal yg kecil-kecil; he surprised those present with his ~ words, dia memeranjatkan mereka yg hadir apabila dia menghamburkan kata-kata berang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bristly | adj 1. like bristles, kejur: a ~ moustache, misai yg kejur; 2. covered with bristles, a. (of leaf, plant, etc) berbulu kejur: a thick, ~ bush, pokok renek yg tebal dan berbulu kejur; b. (of face, chin, etc) penuh dgn tunggul janggut; 3. (of person, temperament, mood) mudah melenting. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |