bridling
present participle ofbridle
bridle
verb
uk/ˈbraɪ.dəl/us/ˈbraɪ.dəl/bridleverb(SHOW ANGER)
[I]
to showsuddenanger:
She bridledatthesuggestionthat she had beendishonest.
Becoming angry and expressing anger
- (almost) burst a blood vesselidiom
- ape
- ballistic
- bananas
- bay for bloodidiom
- blow
- chip
- fulminating
- fume
- get bent out of shapeidiom
- getyourknickers in a twistidiom
- givesomeoneevilsidiom
- postal
- sharp
- stew
- storm
- temper
- tempered
- tempers get frayedidiom
- turn inyourgraveidiom
bridleverb(CONTROL ANIMAL)
[T]
to put a bridle on ahorseorsimilaranimal:
Pollysaddledand bridled herfavouritehorse.
Horse riding
- bridle
- canter
- cinch
- curry
- endurance rider
- endurance riding
- equestrianism
- eventer
- girth
- high-spirited
- horseman
- jib
- jodhpurs
- mounted
- pony trekking
- rein
- saddle-sore
- sidesaddle
- snaffle
- whip
Examplesofbridling
bridling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The counterpoints to the mutability of style were the legal constraints designed to curb the fashion impulse,bridlingthe sartorial ambitions of non-elites.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We have mounted the horse beforebridlingit, and we should not be surprised if we suffer a nasty fall.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
One can understand people who have spent a lifetime working in trade unions having that feeling andbridlingat the thought of having to have their unions registered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bridlingand tuning are only effective when the kite chosen is able to handle the amount of wind that it is being flown in.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Today, it is the best known of the assorted bitlessbridlingsystems of controlling the horse.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Commonly the designs were kite balloons, having a shape and cablebridlingwhich stabilise the balloon in windy conditions, allowing operation in higher winds than a spherical balloon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sash tools and ground brushes generally requiredbridlingbefore use, and a painter's efficiency in this skill was generally used as a guide to their overall ability.
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- polyploid
- polyploidy
- polypropylene
- polysaccharide
- polysaccharide vaccine
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- poss
- posse
- possess
- possessed
- possessing
- possession
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- possessive pronoun
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