Pronunciation

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Singular
bridle

Plural
bridles

 
a horse with a bridle
  1. (countable) (equestrian) A bridle is the headgear used to control a horse.
  2. (countable) (figurative) A bridle is a restraint or check.

Plain form
bridle

Third-person singular
bridles

Past tense
bridled

Past participle
bridled

Present participle
bridling

  1. (transitive) If you bridle a horse, you put a bridle on it.
  2. (intransitive) If a person bridles, they show their anger or resentment.