bridle

noun

/ˈbraɪdl/

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a set of leather bands, attached to reins, which is put around a horse’s head and used for controlling it
- She held his stirrup for him while Adam took the bridle.
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- bridle
- gallop
- harness
- horse
- paddock
- rein
- stable
- stirrup
- tack
- thoroughbred
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Word OriginOld English brīdel (noun), brīdlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breidel (noun). Sense (2) of the verb use is from the action of a horse when reined in.

bridle

verb

/ˈbraɪdl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bridle	/ˈbraɪdl/ /ˈbraɪdl/
he / she / it bridles	/ˈbraɪdlz/ /ˈbraɪdlz/
past simple bridled	/ˈbraɪdld/ /ˈbraɪdld/
past participle bridled	/ˈbraɪdld/ /ˈbraɪdld/
-ing form bridling	/ˈbraɪdlɪŋ/ /ˈbraɪdlɪŋ/

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[transitive] bridle something to put a bridle on a horse
[intransitive] bridle (at something) (literary) to show that you are annoyed and/or offended at something, especially by moving your head up and backwards in a proud way
- She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying.

Word OriginOld English brīdel (noun), brīdlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breidel (noun). Sense (2) of the verb use is from the action of a horse when reined in.