bridling

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noun

The act of one who bridles.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bridle
nounbridling (plural bridlings)

plural bridlings

  1. The act of one who bridles.

    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 […]

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

birdling
Cite this entry
APA

bridling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridling

MLA

“bridling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bridling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridling.

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