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pen2 past tense and past participle penned, present participle penning [transitive]
literary to write something such as a letter, a book etc, especially using a pen : 
a song penned by George Clinton
a song penned by George Clintonpen somebody/something ↔ up/in
phrasal verb1TAD to shut an animal in a small enclosed area
2 to be restricted or forced to remain in a small place : Norma felt restless and penned in.
be penned up/in
Norma felt restless and penned in.