bridle
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bridle
- /ˈbɹaɪdəl/
Sounds like bridal · Rhymes with -aɪdəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.
noun bridles
- The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins. […] the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use
- A restraint; a curb; a check. Let wisdom put a bridle on them before they are grown head-strong and unruly
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
verb bridles · bridling · bridled
- To put a bridle on. He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist.
- To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue. Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation.
- 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)
- To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
Similar: restrain
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verb
Similar: restrain
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Every language
noun headgear for horse
| Español | brida |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 굴레 gulle, 고삐 goppi |
| 日本語 | 手綱 tadzuna |
| 中文 | 轡 /辔 pèi, 轡頭 /辔头 pèitóu, 馬籠頭 /马笼头 mǎlóngtóu |
| हिन्दी | लगाम lagām |
| Kiswahili | hatamu |
| Português | brida |
| Français | bride |
| Deutsch | Zaumzeug, Zaum |
| Italiano | briglia |
| Ελληνικά | χαλινάρι chalinári |
| Română | frâu, hăț |
| Русский | узда́ uzdá, узде́чка uzdéčka |
| Tiếng Việt | cương ngựa, cương |
| العربية | لِجَام lijām, صُرْع ṣurʕ, عِنَان ʕinān |
| עברית | רֶסֶן résen |
verb to put a bridle on
| Español | embridar |
|---|---|
| Français | brider |
| Deutsch | aufzäumen, Zaumzeug anlegen |
| Italiano | imbrigliare |
| Русский | взну́здывать vznúzdyvatʹ, взнузда́ть vznuzdátʹ |
verb to check, restrain
| Français | brider, refréner |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | zügeln, in Zaum halten |
| Română | înfrâna |
| Русский | обу́здывать obúzdyvatʹ, обузда́ть obuzdátʹ, сде́рживать sdérživatʹ, сдержа́ть sderžátʹ, усмиря́ть usmirjátʹ, усмири́ть usmirítʹ |
verb to show hostility
| Français | être susceptible, réagir de manière piquée |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | feindselig reagieren, abweisend reagieren, sich abweisend verhalten |
Talk about this word "bridle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bridle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bridle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bridle "bridle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bridle.Cite this
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title = {bridle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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