bridling

verb

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. controlling
  2. regulating
  3. curbing
  4. keeping
  5. restraining
  6. containing
  7. taming
  8. measuring
Verb
  • The Houthis ramped up their advance on Taiz last month, after a lightning-fast capture of the port city of Mokha, an area about 130 kilometers (80 miles) away that is vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But Meta’s new SEC filing that posted this week shows that’s in part because of the key difference between owning a company and controlling it.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • In the absence of a federal law regulating them, the responsibility falls to local governments, said Ridout, who estimates that about 30 states have some type of rule or requirement regarding AI in political campaigns.
    — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The agency charged with regulating Colorado’s first-in-the-nation legal recreational marijuana market potentially put consumers at risk of using contaminated products, a new state audit found.
    — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • Biotech companies like Eli Lilly and Altimmune are testing drugs for their effect at curbing alcohol cravings.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • My number one priority is curbing the overdevelopment that is ravaging Tavares.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of curbing
Verb
  • Matsui, meanwhile, has tried to carefully navigate keeping her moderate Democrat base while appealing to Republicans who might view Vang as too liberal for the district.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • By tonight, your attention turns toward what feels worth keeping, spending, or investing in.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • Some food employees working with open food are wearing visors which are not effectively restraining their hair.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Raising retirement ages and restraining entitlement growth make the debt more manageable.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of restraining
Verb
  • Chocolate in all forms — especially dark or baking chocolate — can be very dangerous for both cats and dogs, and sugar-free candies containing the sugar substitute xylitol can cause serious problems in pets.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Cyber recovery used to encompass containing damage and restoring operations to the last clean state.
    — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • The Fed has to balance taming inflation with supporting the jobs market.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • South Korea is expected to hold interest rates unchanged in a decision Thursday as the central bank focuses on taming inflation while growth remains strong.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of taming
Verb
  • The new ship will also be longer, measuring around 16 feet (5 meters) longer than the F-110 at 492 feet (150 meters).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Governors can help change that by prioritizing and measuring what students know and can do in civics.
    — Lamar Alexander, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of measuring
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