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Meanings of pent-up in inglés

Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions.

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Usage of pent-up in inglés
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Release some of that pent-up energy with a temporary indoor obstacle course.
Wired
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All the pent-up hatred of the months boiled over in his heart.
Tonio, Son of the Sierras: A Story of the Apache War
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Perhaps it was only the natural relief of expressing a pent-up sorrow.
Prue and I
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Then the pent-up misery of months exploded in a cascade of words.
The Coming of Bill
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Unfortunately, he underestimated the pent-up frustrations of those who couldn't afford housing.
Enigma of China
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Property sales may start to ease as pent-up demand is gradually absorbed.
Reuters
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All the pent-up feelings in both their souls let loose at last.
The Man and the Moment
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Some of that reflects pent-up demand after two years of recession-sapped sales.
Reuters
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After enough time, that pent-up desire to sell has to be released.
News.com.au
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Her whole body seemed to be shaking with years of pent-up rage.
The ice princess
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We gained the pavement as the pent-up traffic roared upon its way.
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
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Months of pent-up frustration and longing erupted in waves of unbelievable pleasure.
A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
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Buccari stepped back and allowed the Marine to discharge his pent-up fright.
Genellan: planetfall
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It seemed as if he spoke the result of long pent-up thought.
With Edged Tools
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At the thought of olives, all the pent-up possibilities became imminent certainties.
The Honorable Percival
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The pent-up misery of weeks that she had crushed down surged over.
The Sheik: A Novel
Frequent collocations
Pent-up through the time