closed mouth
Not speaking now
A closed mouth is one that's shut—literally with lips together, or figuratively keeping silent.
The phrase often appears in advice about discretion: A closed mouth catches no flies.
Someone with a closed mouth about a topic refuses to discuss it.
As a compound adjective, closed-mouth describes a person who keeps secrets or speaks little: He remained closed-mouth about his past.
- shutTo close firmly
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- lips sealedPledged to secrecy
- lipsMouth's outer edges
- silentProducing no sound
mute · tight-lipped · pursed · clamped · clammed up · hushed · quiet · zipped · zip it · buttoned · keep mum · mum's the word · speechless · wordless · say nothing · not a word · secretive · reserved
- lip expressionspout, pucker, pursed lips, smile, frown
closed mouthopen mouth
Parted lips, dropped jaw
open-mouthed · agape · gaping · yawning · slack-jawed
closed mouthloose lips
Habit of revealing secrets
big mouth · blabbermouth · loud mouth · open book · talkative
closed mouthbig mouth
Indiscreet, talkative person
loose lips · blabbermouth · loudmouth · open mouth · talkative
closed, mouth, close, closes, closing, closure, closable, enclose, enclosed