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bridling

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of one who bridles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, Tales of Fashionable Life [...] with infinite difficulty in bringing herself to speak on such a subject, after inconceivable bridlings of the head, and contortions of every muscle of her neck, she insinuated to him her fears [...]

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verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of bridle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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