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shutting one's trap

shutting one's trap is the present participle and gerund of shut one's trap.

Meaning of shut one's trap

Verb

shut one's trap (third-person singular simple present shuts one's trap, present participle shutting one's trap, simple past and past participle shut one's trap)

  1. (idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet.
    • Why don't you just shut your trap? I'm tired of listening to you.

Questions about shutting one's trap

What is shutting one's trap the present participle and gerund of?
Shutting one's trap is the present participle and gerund of shut one's trap.

Words near shutting one's trap in the dictionary

  1. shutting one's eyes and thinking of England
  2. shutting one's face
  3. shutting one's gob
  4. shutting one's head
  5. shutting one's mouth
  6. shutting one's trap
  7. shutting out
  8. shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted
  9. shutting up
  10. shutting up like a clam
  11. shutting up shop

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