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BRIDLE AT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bridle at mean? 

BRIDLE AT (verb)
  The verb BRIDLE AT has 1 sense:

1. show anger or indignationplay

  Familiarity information: BRIDLE AT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRIDLE AT (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Show anger or indignation

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

bridle at; bridle up; bristle at; bristle up

Context example:

She bristled at his insolent remarks

Hypernyms (to "bridle at" is one way to...):

mind (be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


 Context examples 


"How is Mrs. Reed?" I asked soon, looking calmly at Georgiana, who thought fit to bridle at the direct address, as if it were an unexpected liberty.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)



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