Bridling
[braɪdlɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bridle
Checker: Ramona
Examples
- On the contrary, it appeared that she had proposed to herself the task of hiding that feeling, and bridling her lover's ardour. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- At last, biting her thin lips, and bridling up, she said-- 'It can't be. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And pray, sir, said the eldest lady bridling, do we look like people who would bemean ourselves by going into the pit? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Checker: Ramona