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tightened the purse-strings

tightened the purse-strings is the simple past and past participle of tighten the purse-strings.

Questions about tightened the purse-strings

What is tightened the purse-strings the simple past and past participle of?
Tightened the purse-strings is the simple past and past participle of tighten the purse-strings.

Words near tightened the purse-strings in the dictionary

  1. tightenable
  2. tightened
  3. tightened down
  4. tightened one's belt
  5. tightened the purse strings
  6. tightened the purse-strings
  7. tightened the pursestrings
  8. tightened up
  9. tightener
  10. tighteners
  11. tightenest

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