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单词 clammed up
释义

clam up

verb

clammed up; clamming up; clams up

intransitive verb

: to become silent
clammed up and refused to talk

Synonyms

  • belt up [British]
  • dry up
  • dummy up
  • hush
  • pipe down
  • quiet (down)
  • shut up
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Example Sentences

the little girl clammed up when the doctor came into the room

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

clammed up

verb

past tense of clam up
as in hushed
to stop talking the little girl clammed up when the doctor came into the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hushed
  • dried up
  • dummied up
  • shut up
  • held one's peace
  • piped down
  • quieted (down)
  • belted up
  • held one's tongue
  • calmed (down)
  • cooled (down)
  • settled (down)
  • hemmed
  • hawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • spoke
  • talked
  • talked up
  • sounded off
  • spouted (off)
  • spoke out
  • piped up
  • spoke up
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