Antonyms for bridling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : brahyd-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbraɪd l

Definition of bridling

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 :

"Drink or no drink," said Gloria, with a bridling of her head.
Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

I 'aven't come to sharin' my butler's 'ouse,' said Mrs Clay, bridling.
Extract from : « Sarah's School Friend » by May Baldwin

"It's our business what we do with her after we pay our money," declared Fogg, bridling.
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

"I'm sure I don't know what makes you think so," she answered, bridling a little.
Extract from : « The Hero » by William Somerset Maugham

Out in the clearing, a man was bridling a tall buckskin horse.
Extract from : « The Gold Girl » by James B. Hendryx

In ten more they are among their horses, drawing in the trail-ropes and bridling them.
Extract from : « The Lone Ranche » by Captain Mayne Reid

"Well, I can assure you he was made for better things," she went on, bridling.
Extract from : « The Opened Shutters » by Clara Louise Burnham

"I suppose you wish me to believe you are sorry," I said, bridling just the least bit.
Extract from : « A New Sensation » by Albert Ross

Julian frowned, bit his lips, bridling his anger with difficulty.
Extract from : « The Death of the Gods » by Dmitri Mrejkowski

I beg you not to preach to me, Theodore, she answered, bridling.
Extract from : « The Bishop's Apron » by W. Somerset Maugham

Synonyms for bridling

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