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 indignation

  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)