shut one's mouth
To stop talking; to be quietTo stop talking; to be quiet.
» Shut your mouth.
Halt den Mund! — Dejo
Halt deinen Mund! — Esperantostern
Halte den Mund! — Esperantostern
Halt den Mund. — Adelpa
Закрой рот. — shanghainese
Закрий рот. — aandrusiak
Стули пельку. — aandrusiak
Мовчи. — aandrusiak
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1 senses(idiomatic, impolite)To stop talking; to be quiet.
Why don’t you just shut your mouth? I’m tired of listening to you.
- refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
Examples
43 sentencesShut your mouth.
Закрий рот. — aandrusiak
ruЗакрой рот. — shanghainese
deHalt den Mund! — Dejo
Why don't you shut your mouth?
ruПочему бы тебе не закрыть рот? — odexed
You need to shut your mouth.
deDu musst jetzt aber mal ruhig sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Shut your big mouth.
ruЗаткнись! — elsteris
deHalt deine große Klappe! — al_ex_an_der
Tom shut his mouth.
ruТом закрыл рот. — odexed
Forms
shuts one's mouth, shutting one's mouth, shut one's mouth, shut one's mouth| Base form | shut one's mouth · to shut one's mouth |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shuts one's mouth |
| Present participle | shutting one's mouth |
| Past simple | shut one's mouth |
| Past participle | shut one's mouth |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information:keep quietkeep one's mouth shut
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.