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holds one's tongue

holds one's tongue is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold one's tongue.

Meaning of hold one's tongue

Verb

hold one's tongue (third-person singular simple present holds one's tongue, present participle holding one's tongue, simple past and past participle held one's tongue)

  1. (idiomatic) To refrain from talking about something.
    • I don't like his political ideas, but I will hold my tongue.

Questions about holds one's tongue

What is holds one's tongue the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Holds one's tongue is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold one's tongue.

Words near holds one's tongue in the dictionary

  1. holds one's nose up
  2. holds one's own
  3. holds one's peace
  4. holds one's pee
  5. holds one's piss
  6. holds one's tongue
  7. holds one's water
  8. holds oneself together
  9. holds onto
  10. holds out
  11. holds over

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