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bridling

VERB

check, hold back

Synonyms

STRONG

constrain control curb govern inhibit master moderate repress restrain rule subdue suppress withhold

WEAK

keep in check

Antonyms

STRONG

aid allow assist encourage free help incite let go liberate permit release

WEAK

set free

Example Sentences

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Agency for International Development, some African governments are bridling at the conditions he has set for resuming funding to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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, Dede Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Yossarian demanded, rising up slowly on one elbow with bridling hostility.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller