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Contexts ▼▲ Verb To refrain from speaking or saying anything To be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment Interjection A plea or demand to stop talking … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ To refrain from speaking or saying anything be quiet quieten shush stop talking shut up fall silent quiet down quieten down clam up pipe down shut it keep quiet belt up grow silent hush up keep it down say nothing keep mum put a sock in it button up hush can it wrap it up shut your trap wrap up shut your face keep one's lips sealed shut your mouth shut your gob give it a rest button it cut the cackle dry up save it dummy up stay quiet stay silent keep silent hold your tongue quiet keep your trap shut silence zip it still keep your face shut say no more keep your mouth shut button your lip quit chattering hush one's mouth button it lip bite one's lip not let out a peep zip one's lip hush down cool it shut one’s trap shut one’s gob choke refuse to speak be unwilling to talk be unforthcoming button one’s lip withhold information remain silent become silent stop speaking shut one’s face break off become quiet decrease the volume shut one’s mouth “The bus stopped and we were all told by Eddie to be silent as a military style jobsworth with an unfeasibly large hat looked the bus over.” Verb ▲ To be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment sulk fret mope pout brood grumble grump pine gripe grouse scowl moon gloom glower frown be despondent be sullen be moody be grumpy be out of sorts be resentful be miffed have a long face be in a bad mood be morose be out of humour be put out be down in the dumps be in a funk look sullen be in a mood be in a strop feel sorry for yourself be down in the mouth be in a huff have the hump languish grieve lament repine bleed despond eat your heart out grouch pucker be in bad mood mop and mow be cross obsess sigh worry yearn grieve over regret sulk about languish over fret about moon over worry about mope over despair ache chafe feel despondent about sweat out chafe inwardly be miserable be in brown study pine away be gloomy be sad be dejected be apathetic stew over sweat over lose heart go about like a half-shut knife wear a long face agonizeUS sorrow mourn suffer be unhappy feel unhappy bemoan be upset feel upset feel miserable feel despondent rue agoniseUK weep over languish for regret the loss of cry over shed tears for daydream swoon dream romanticizeUS fantasizeUS rhapsodizeUS gush rhapsodiseUK romanticiseUK fantasiseUK be in a reverie be in a brown study Interjection ▲ A plea or demand to stop talking enough hush quiet silence shush shut up zip it quiet down pipe down be quiet don't talk shush it shut it stop talking belt up clam up enough talking quieten down not a word zip it up put a sock in it can it shut your mouth not another word don't take that tone with me cut the cackle hold your tongue keep quiet shut your gob wrap it up give it a rest shut your trap don't talk back wrap up button your lip save it shut your face that's enough out of you quiet you shh keep your mouth shut shut your pie hole hush up keep your trap shut keep your face shut Find more words! 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