BRIDLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster restrain, check, curb, bridle mean to hold back from or control in doing something restrain suggests holding back by force or persuasion from acting or from going to extremes check implies restraining or impeding a progress, activity, or impetus curb suggests an abrupt or drastic checking
bridling - definition and meaning - Wordnik Montaigne admits that he has difficulties in bridling his emotions, that sometimes he cannot restrain them, but he keeps trying nonetheless She spoke with what she meant to be a slight sneer, in reply to which Miss Westbury behaved in a manner that is sometimes described as bridling up
BRIDLING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for BRIDLING: controlling, regulating, curbing, keeping, restraining, containing, taming, measuring; Antonyms of BRIDLING: losing, loosening, liberating, expressing, venting, unleashing, taking out, airing