bridle
noun
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
bridles
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pluralof bridle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof bridle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
bridlenounpart of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
Example Sentences
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She refers to Isaac as “Latin-X,” to his disgust, and bridles when Alan casually complains that a student objected when he said a movie was “lame.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The handlers on the ground let go of the bridles and the cows suddenly shoot forward.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
American freedom is not absolute; no American is free from the Constitution’s bridles.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024
Arya helped him with the bridles and saddles, so he would not need to wake any of the others.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
