bridle
To put a bridle onTo put a bridle on.
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Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To put a bridle on.
aufzäumen, Zaumzeug anlegen
взну́здыватьvznúzdyvatʹ, взнузда́тьvznuzdátʹ
put a bridle on
(intransitive)To show hostility or resentment.
Immigrant-rights and religious organizations bridled at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives. (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)
feindselig reagieren, abweisend reagieren, sich abweisend verhalten
(transitive)To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
zügeln, in Zaum halten
обу́здыватьobúzdyvatʹ, обузда́тьobuzdátʹ, сде́рживатьsdérživatʹ
(intransitive)To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
Origin
From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, frFrom Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.
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Forms
bridles, bridling, bridled, bridledTenses
bridle · bridled · will bridle · have bridledAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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