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keep schtum

keep schtum is the alternative spelling of keep shtum.

Meaning of keep shtum

Verb

keep shtum (third-person singular simple present keeps shtum, present participle keeping shtum, simple past and past participle kept shtum)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive) To not tell anyone; especially, to keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
    • If I tell you, you have to promise to keep shtum about it.

Forms of keep schtum

third-person singular presentkeeps schtum
present participlekeeping schtum
past participlekept schtum
pastkept schtum

Questions about keep schtum

What is keep schtum the alternative spelling of?
Keep schtum is the alternative spelling of keep shtum.

Words near keep schtum in the dictionary

  1. keep out
  2. keep out of
  3. keep pace
  4. keep quiet
  5. keep rank
  6. keep schtum
  7. keep score
  8. keep shady
  9. keep shtum
  10. keep sight of
  11. keep someone amused

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