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tightened the pursestrings

tightened the pursestrings is the simple past and past participle of tighten the pursestrings.

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What is tightened the pursestrings the simple past and past participle of?
Tightened the pursestrings is the simple past and past participle of tighten the pursestrings.

Words near tightened the pursestrings in the dictionary

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

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