bridling
Example Sentences
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Agency for International Development, some African governments are bridling at the conditions he has set for resuming funding to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
In her autobiography, Mrs. Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022
In her autobiography, Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022
There have already been signs that Mr. Kim is bridling under China’s influence.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2018
Yossarian demanded, rising up slowly on one elbow with bridling hostility.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
