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guarded one's tongue

guarded one's tongue is the simple past and past participle of guard one's tongue.

Meaning of guard one's tongue

Verb

guard one's tongue (third-person singular simple present guards one's tongue, present participle guarding one's tongue, simple past and past participle guarded one's tongue)

  1. To be careful in what one says; to avoid divulging information or speaking in a way considered to be inappropriate or offensive.
    • […] though I scorn to guard my Tongue, as hoping ’twill never offend willingly; yet I can, with much adoe, hold it, when I have a great mind to say a thousand things I know will be taken in an ill sence.1696, Aphra Behn, “Love-Letters to a Gentleman,” Letter 3, in All the Histories and Novels Written by the Late Ingenious Mrs. Behn, London: Samuel Briscoe, p. 47

Questions about guarded one's tongue

What is guarded one's tongue the simple past and past participle of?
Guarded one's tongue is the simple past and past participle of guard one's tongue.

Words near guarded one's tongue in the dictionary

  1. guardbands
  2. Guardbridge
  3. guarde
  4. guarded
  5. guarded against
  6. guarded one's tongue
  7. guarded rights
  8. guardedly
  9. guardedness
  10. guardednesses
  11. guardee

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