- present participle of bridle.
bridling
Example Sentences
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Some of the costs are set to be shared between power-gobbling AI companies and consumers already bridling at utility bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
In her autobiography, Mrs. Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2022
In her autobiography, Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
But even before the first international show, artists abroad were bridling against the movement’s Parisian bosses.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
Yossarian demanded, rising up slowly on one elbow with bridling hostility.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
