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reining
verb(rein)
to control or direct with or as if with reins
reining
verb(rein)
to check or stop by or as if by a pull at the reins
reining
verb(rein)
to submit to the use of reins
reining
verb(rein)
to respond to the pressure of a rein on one side of the neck by turning in the opposite direction
reining
verb(rein)
to direct (a horse) by pressures of the rein on the neck
reining
phrasal verb(rein)
to limit or control (someone or something)
reining
phrasal verb(rein)
to make (an animal) stop by using reins

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