Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, impolite)To stop talking; to be quiet.

    Why don’t you just shut your mouth? I’m tired of listening to you.

More definitions
  • refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information

Examples

43 sentences

  1. Shut your mouth.

    Закрий рот.

    ruЗакрой рот.

    deHalt den Mund!

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  2. Why don't you shut your mouth?

    ruПочему бы тебе не закрыть рот?

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  3. You need to shut your mouth.

    deDu musst jetzt aber mal ruhig sein.

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  4. Shut your big mouth.

    ruЗаткнись!

    deHalt deine große Klappe!

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  5. Tom shut his mouth.

    ruТом закрыл рот.

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Forms

shuts one's mouth, shutting one's mouth, shut one's mouth, shut one's mouth
Base formshut one's mouth · to shut one's mouth
3rd person singularshuts one's mouth
Present participleshutting one's mouth
Past simpleshut one's mouth
Past participleshut one's mouth

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyshut one's mouth
he, she, itshuts one's mouth

Past simpleLesson

all personsshut one's mouth

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave shut one's mouth
he, she, ithas shut one's mouth

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill shut one's mouth

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shushshutA2shutdownshuttershuttle
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