bridle
noun
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
was bridling
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past progressiveof bridle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Barris was bridling at ABC’s conservatism and bureaucracy.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2017
In Newport last week, everyone was bridling at the rules.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even Garnet looked grave, and Bessie Kirk was bridling.
From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Angela Brazil
He was bridling up for a volley of threats when the bishop cut him short, and ordered him off at the double.
From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Charles L. (Charles Latimer) Marson
Just as Madame Moreau was bridling, and soaring to the seventh heaven, she was recalled like a kite by a twitch at its line.
From A Start in Life by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
