How to pronounce bridle
American English pronunciation
BRY-dul
- IPA
- /ˈbɹaɪdəl/
- Syllables
- BRY · dul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bridle means
Most people know bridle in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To toss your head and stiffen in offended pride
In a sentence: Aunt May bridled when the waiter called her cake plain, and she lifted her chin high.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as bridle, the straps on a horse's head, from Old English bridel.
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