Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bridle
Participle: bridled
Gerund: bridling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bridle |
| you | bridle |
| he;she;it | bridles |
| we | bridle |
| you | bridle |
| they | bridle |
Perfect
| I | have bridled |
| you | have bridled |
| he;she;it | has bridled |
| we | have bridled |
| you | have bridled |
| they | have bridled |
Past
| I | bridled |
| you | bridled |
| he;she;it | bridled |
| we | bridled |
| you | bridled |
| they | bridled |
Pluperfect
| I | had bridled |
| you | had bridled |
| he;she;it | had bridled |
| we | had bridled |
| you | had bridled |
| they | had bridled |
Future
| I | will bridle |
| you | will bridle |
| he;she;it | will bridle |
| we | will bridle |
| you | will bridle |
| they | will bridle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bridled |
| you | will have bridled |
| he;she;it | will have bridled |
| we | will have bridled |
| you | will have bridled |
| they | will have bridled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bridle |
| you | bridle |
| he;she;it | bridle |
| we | bridle |
| you | bridle |
| they | bridle |
Perfect
| I | have bridled |
| you | have bridled |
| he;she;it | have bridled |
| we | have bridled |
| you | have bridled |
| they | have bridled |
Imperfect
| I | bridled |
| you | bridled |
| he;she;it | bridled |
| we | bridled |
| you | bridled |
| they | bridled |
Pluperfect
| I | had bridled |
| you | had bridled |
| he;she;it | had bridled |
| we | had bridled |
| you | had bridled |
| they | had bridled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bridle |
| you | would bridle |
| he;she;it | would bridle |
| we | would bridle |
| you | would bridle |
| they | would bridle |
Perfect
| I | would have bridled |
| you | would have bridled |
| he;she;it | would have bridled |
| we | would have bridled |
| you | would have bridled |
| they | would have bridled |
Imperative
| you | bridle |
| we | Let's bridle |
| you | bridle |
Verbs conjugated like 'bridle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bridle'
bride,
bridge,
gridle,
abridge,
bide,
bile,
birle,
braille,
brandle,
bribe,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E. bridel, related to bregdan "move quickly," from P.Gmc. *bregdilaz (see braid). The verb meaning "to throw up the head" (as a horse does when reined in) is from 1460.
2. From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.
Sample Sentences
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He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. [1835, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay:]
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Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. [1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]:]
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Immigrant-rights and religious organizations bridled at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives. (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)