промолчали

kept silent, said nothing

p r ə m ɐ ɫ t͡ɕ æ lʲ ɪ → промолчать

про through, across; to completion + молч to be silent, to keep quiet + а form verbs meaning “perform an action” + ли Past plural

verb · plural, past tense Rare #49,515

kept silent, said nothing

RU: Когда их спросили, все промолчали.

EN: When they were asked, everyone said nothing.

Conjugation of промолчать

Indicative past

промолчалпромолчали

Why did you keep silent?

Everyone remained silent.

And they remained silent?

— Хористы (2004)

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

— Манон с источника (1986)