Antonyms for bridled

Grammar : Verb

Spell : brahyd-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbraɪd l

Definition of bridled

Origin : Old English bridel "bridle, rein, curb, restraint," related to bregdan "move quickly," from Proto-Germanic *bregdilaz (see braid (v.)).

verb check, hold back

Example sentences :

The horse was saddled and bridled; the groom held the stirrup, and up I got.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

These were all saddled, bridled, and magnificently caparisoned.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

I was not too much abashed to take notice that the Kelpie bridled at this.
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

He bridled up at the word "illiterate," and repudiated the vile insinuation.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

Miss Milliken bridled reproachfully at this slur on her sex.
Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

The farmer had evidently seen him before, as he bridled angrily.
Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer

He was bridled, but instead of a saddle wore only a patch of a blanket.
Extract from : « The Boy Land Boomer » by Ralph Bonehill

So he was to be bitted and bridled, it seemed, in the future.
Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

She hesitated a moment; then she simpered the least bit and bridled.
Extract from : « The Madonna of the Future » by Henry James

He bit the end of his penholder instead, and bridled his tongue and temper.
Extract from : « Waring's Peril » by Charles King

Synonyms for bridled

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