Synonym of buttoned one's lip

Verb

Past tense for to be quiet and not talk or speak
hushed quietened shut up clammed up stopped talking fell silent fallen silent quieted down piped down quietened down said nothing kept one's lips sealed shut your face shut your gob shut your mouth shut your trap bit one's lip bitten one's lip buttoned it buttoned up kept your trap shut not let out a peep zipped one's lip gave it a rest given it a rest kept quiet hushed up kept mum kept silent stayed quiet stayed silent put a sock in it shut it cut the cackle canned it zipped it held your tongue wrapped up saved it dried up dummied up belted up wrapped it up become quiet decreased the volume kept it down hushed one's mouth shushed broke off broken off grew silent became quiet grown silent quit chattering quieted silenced stilled kept your face shut kept your mouth shut said no more hushed down become silent cooled it became silent

Verb

Past tense for to refrain from talking about something
kept mum kept quiet kept secret kept under wraps kept under your hat not told a soul kept shtum kept a secret suppressed withheld sat on kept to yourself clammed up concealed failed to disclose played your cards close to your chest dummied up kept from withholden hid hushed up redacted censored gagged swept under the carpet swept under the rug stifled kept quiet about muted covered up hushed not told kept back stonewalled kept silent about withheld from kept dark muzzled hidden

Nearby Words

buttonhole buttonholed buttonholes buttonholing buttoning buttoning down buttoned-up buttoned up buttoned mash buttoned it lip buttoned it buttoned-down

Antonym of buttoned one's lip

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