Synonyms for close-mouthed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : klohs-mouthd, -moutht |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkloʊsˈmaʊðd, -ˈmaʊθt |
Top 10 synonyms for close-mouthed
Définition of close-mouthed
- adj tightlipped
- Pender came without yelling, grim and grey and close-mouthed.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- Still, these out-landers were mighty mean, close-mouthed folks!
- Extract from : « The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point » by Laura Lee Hope
- Close-mouthed as sea clams after being shipped to Kansas City.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- Edmund knew where we were going, but he was as close-mouthed as an oyster.
- Extract from : « Ben Comee » by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
- When he chose, Percy could be as close-mouthed as his father.
- Extract from : « Jim Spurling, Fisherman » by Albert Walter Tolman
- He was a misshapen, pain-racked man, hard-handed and close-mouthed.
- Extract from : « Dominie Dean » by Ellis Parker Butler
- When "comp'ny" were present he was as close-mouthed as a clam and as noiseless as a crab.
- Extract from : « Kennedy Square » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Since the day she married, she's been close-mouthed as an oyster.
- Extract from : « Shifting Sands » by Sara Ware Bassett
- She was close-mouthed and therefore sympathetic with the quality in others.
- Extract from : « Shifting Sands » by Sara Ware Bassett
- You know how close-mouthed I am; you can safely tell me anything!
- Extract from : « My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) » by Charles Paul de Kock
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