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drawing bridle

drawing bridle is the present participle and gerund of draw bridle.

Meaning of draw bridle

Verb

draw bridle (third-person singular simple present draws bridle, present participle drawing bridle, simple past drew bridle, past participle drawn bridle)

  1. To pull on the reins (of a horse etc.) in order to slow it down or bring it to a stop; hence, to stop, draw up.
    • When he was within a small distance of this inn, which to him seemed a castle, he drew bridle, and stopt Rozinante […].1755, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Tobias Smollett, Don Quixote, Volume 1, I.2

Questions about drawing bridle

What is drawing bridle the present participle and gerund of?
Drawing bridle is the present participle and gerund of draw bridle.

Words near drawing bridle in the dictionary

  1. drawing backs
  2. drawing blood
  3. drawing board
  4. drawing boards
  5. drawing breath
  6. drawing bridle
  7. drawing card
  8. drawing cards
  9. drawing cuts
  10. drawing down
  11. drawing even

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