Unbridle
[,ʌn'braidl]
Definition
(v. t.) To free from the bridle; to set loose.
Edited by Juanita
Definition
v.t. to free from the bridle to let loose.—adj. Unbrī′dled unrestrained: licentious.—n. Unbrī′dledness.
Editor: Roxanne
Examples
- Sir Knight, said Rebecca, I would avoid reproaches--But what is more certain than that I owe my death to thine unbridled passion? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Whether unbridled curiosity, or ungovernable dread, dictated Miss Verinder's questions I do not presume to inquire. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It was evidently on the tip of her tongue to retort on me with the unbridled insolence of former times. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The tent of the Arab is fallen in the sands, and his horse spurns the ground unbridled and unsaddled. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- My own spirits were high, and I bounded along with feelings of unbridled joy and hilarity. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
Checker: Tanya