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bridling

verb

Definition of bridlingnext
present participle of bridle
as in controlling
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridling
  1. regulating
  2. keeping
  3. restraining
  4. containing
  5. measuring
  6. suppressing
Verb
  • The drug may achieve these benefits by regulating cellular growth and metabolism.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
  • On the other hand, if your social media app of choice elicits feelings of insufficiency, and self-control resources are burned up by exerting will power to avoid consuming products, or regulating hard emotions, than that experience is important to notice.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • Focus On Digital Clutter Don’t overlook the importance of keeping your digital workspace organized.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That could put the kibosh on keeping the home.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • After restraining Neely that day, Penny remained on scene when police arrived and later explained his actions to several NYPD officers.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors have said Penny acted recklessly and negligently by restraining Neely in a chokehold for so long, even after Neely stopped moving.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of restraining
Verb
  • Gunfire ensued when Ratliff came out of the vault with a sack containing money.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • American fans have the opportunity to purchase seven different CD variants, all containing collectible items such as photocards, posters, stickers and trading cards.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of containing
Verb
  • Electrical signals are fundamental to cellular communication, yet traditional methods for measuring them are cumbersome and limited in scope.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Since the measuring session, artists had begun creating the figure in London, in a four-story complex that turns out almost two hundred likenesses a year.
    Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of measuring
Verb
  • Ice protects fish eggs by suppressing winds and waves that can stir up the sediment, reducing the number of fish that hatch in the spring.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • His approach promises a more collaborative regulatory framework, fostering innovation rather than suppressing it.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressing
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