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held one's fire

held one's fire is the simple past and past participle of hold one's fire.

Meaning of hold one's fire

Verb

hold one's fire (third-person singular simple present holds one's fire, present participle holding one's fire, simple past and past participle held one's fire)

  1. (intransitive) To refrain from criticism.

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Questions about held one's fire

What is held one's fire the simple past and past participle of?
Held one's fire is the simple past and past participle of hold one's fire.

Words near held one's fire in the dictionary

  1. held off
  2. held on
  3. held one's alcohol
  4. held one's breath
  5. held one's drink
  6. held one's fire
  7. held one's head high
  8. held one's horses
  9. held one's jaw
  10. held one's liquor
  11. held one's nerve

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