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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bridled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bridling.]
1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to
bridle a horse.
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He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. --Drake.
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2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle;
to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to
bridle a muse. --Addison.
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Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel
in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that
consolidation. --Burke.
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Syn: To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress;
master; subdue.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bridled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bridling.]
1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to
bridle a horse.
He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. --Drake.
2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle;
to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to
bridle a muse. --Addison.
Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel
in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that
consolidation. --Burke.
Syn: To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress;
master; subdue.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bridling
n.
The act of one who bridles.
vb.
(present participle of en bridle nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
bridling
n.
The act of one who bridles.
vb.
(present participle of en bridle nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
bridling
n.
The act of one who bridles.
vb.
(present participle of en bridle nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
bridling
n.
The act of one who bridles.
vb.
(present participle of en bridle nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bridling
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm b ridl ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bridling
Engelska a.
(avledning en bridle ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb bridle)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Bridling /bɹˈaɪdlɪŋ/
الإشاحة
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bridling /bɹˈaɪdlɪŋ/
sich entrüstend, sich wehrend
see: bridle at sth., bridled
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bridling /bɹˈaɪdlɪŋ/
zügelnd
see: bridle sth., bridled, bridles, bridled, bridle one's tongue
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