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keeping shtum

keeping shtum is the present participle and gerund 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.

Questions about keeping shtum

What is keeping shtum the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping shtum is the present participle and gerund of keep shtum.

Words near keeping shtum in the dictionary

  1. keeping rank
  2. keeping room
  3. keeping rooms
  4. keeping schtum
  5. keeping score
  6. keeping shtum
  7. keeping sight of
  8. keeping someone company
  9. keeping someone guessing
  10. keeping someone honest
  11. keeping someone in the loop

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