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keep one's mouth shut

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

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MWE

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
keep quiet
pasttense
keeped one's mouth shut
presentparticiple
keeping one's mouth shut
thirdpersonsingular
keeps one's mouth shut
pastparticiple
keeped one's mouth shut