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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep a civil tongue in one's mouth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
keep- a -civil -tongue in one's -mouth
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.

Inflected Forms

keeps a civil tongue in one's mouth (present, singular) keeping a civil tongue in one's mouth (participle, present) kept a civil tongue in one's mouth (participle, past) kept a civil tongue in one's mouth (past)

Questions

What does keep a civil tongue in one's mouth mean?
Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.

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