Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep one's lips sealed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's lip-s sealed
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

keeps one's lips sealed (present, singular) keeping one's lips sealed (participle, present) kept one's lips sealed (participle, past) kept one's lips sealed (past)

Phrases

one's lips are sealed

Frequently Paired Words

one's lips are sealed

Synonyms

keep one's mouth shut

Questions

What does keep one's lips sealed mean?
To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.

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