V. be silent, keep silence, keep mum, hold one's tongue, hold one's peace, hold one's jaw, not speak,
&c. 582, say nothing, keep one's counsel, seal the lips, close the lips, button the lips, zipper the lips, put a padlock on the lips, put a padlock on the mouth, put a bridle on one's tongue, bite one's tongue, keep one's tongue between one's teeth, make no sign, not let a word escape one, keep a secret, not have a word to say, hush up,
hush, lay the finger on the lips, place the finger on the lips, render mute, stick in one's throat
Adj. silent,
mute,
mum, silent as a post, silent as a stone, silent as the grave,
dumb,
unconversable,
taciturn, sparing of words, closetongued, costive|, inconversable|,
curt, reserved,
reticent Phr. cave quid dicis quando et cui, volto sciolto i pensieri stretti
Int. shush,
tush, silence,
mum,
hush, chut, hist,
tut, chup, mum's the word, keep your mouth shut,
[vulgar] 