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Pent

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Definition

Pent means confined or shut in.

Synonyms & similar words

pen compose shutup write indite confined enclosed restricted trapped imprisoned caged captured contained immured incarcerated restrained bounded straitened

Example sentences

  1. The bird was pent inside the cage.
  2. The students were pent in the classroom for the whole day.
  3. The cat was pent up in the box for a long time.
  4. The prisoners were pent up in the jail cell.
  5. The baby was crying because he was pent up in the car seat for too long.

Quotes

  • 'We are all pent up in our own little worlds, and it would be nice to break out of that and experience new things.' - Tony Hale
  • 'When you're a kid, you think that you'll always be... protected, and cared for. Then, one day, you realize that's not true. If you open your eyes, you will also realize that you are also pent up in a prison, and that prison is the world itself.' - Stephen King
  • 'I'm pent up, I'm restless. It's like I have a tiger inside me. I want to do everything.' - Sofia Vergara

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