промолчали

kept silent, remained silent

p r ə m ɐ ɫ t͡ɕ æ lʲ ɪ → промолчать

про through, completely, or away + молч be silent + а verb-forming suffix + ли past plural

verb · plural · past indicative Rare #46,093

kept silent, remained silent

RU: Они промолчали и ничего не ответили.

EN: They kept silent and did not answer anything.

Conjugation of промолчать

Indicative past

промолчалпромолчали

Everyone in the village knew that there was a spring in Romarine, but they all kept quiet.

— Манон с источника (1986)

Why did you keep silent?

Everyone remained silent.

And they remained silent?

— Хористы (2004)