bridle
noun
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
bridled
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past participleof bridle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bridle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bridlenounpart of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
Example Sentences
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Blanche bridled at the suggestion, calling it “the most false statement I have ever heard in my life.”
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
Though he bridled against the genteel expectations of his upbringing, he was popular and effortlessly debonair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
And her son bridled at having to share personal information that Chavez needed in order to apply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
His staff always bridled at the idea of him as an understudy or apprentice, pointing to his decades of achievement, of carving out a distinct role.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022
Adah the bridled entitled, Adah authorized to despise one and all.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
