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dumb as a fish

dumb as a fish adjective: utterly mute; never speaking.

Adjective

dumb as a fish (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Utterly mute; never speaking.

Synonyms of dumb as a fish

Questions about dumb as a fish

What does dumb as a fish mean?
Dumb as a fish means utterly mute; never speaking.
What part of speech is dumb as a fish?
Dumb as a fish is an adjective.

Words near dumb as a fish in the dictionary

  1. dumb as a bag of hammers
  2. dumb as a box of rocks
  3. dumb as a brick
  4. dumb as a doorknob
  5. dumb as a doornail
  6. dumb as a fish
  7. dumb as a haddock
  8. dumb as a post
  9. dumb as a rock
  10. dumb as a sack of bricks
  11. dumb as a sack of hammers

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