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zipping one's lip

zipping one's lip is the present participle and gerund of zip one's lip.

Meaning of zip one's lip

Verb

zip one's lip (third-person singular simple present zips one's lip, present participle zipping one's lip, simple past and past participle zipped one's lip)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, informal, often) To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.
    • Why don’t you just zip your lip? I’m tired of listening to you.
    Synonyms:
    button it, button one’s lip, can it, put a sock in it, shut it, shut one’s face, shut one’s gob, shut one’s mouth, shut one’s trap, shut up

Questions about zipping one's lip

What is zipping one's lip the present participle and gerund of?
Zipping one's lip is the present participle and gerund of zip one's lip.

Words near zipping one's lip in the dictionary

  1. zippily
  2. zippiness
  3. zipping
  4. zipping down
  5. zipping it
  6. zipping one's lip
  7. zipping up
  8. zippingly
  9. zippo
  10. zippoed
  11. zippoing

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