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close-mouthed

close-mouthed
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb klohz mouth d, moutht]
    • /verb kloʊz maʊðd, maʊθt/
    • /kləʊz maʊθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb klohz mouth d, moutht]
    • /verb kloʊz maʊðd, maʊθt/

Definition of close-mouthed word

  • adjective close-mouthed Someone who is close-mouthed about something does not say much about it. 3

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Parts of speech for Close-mouthed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

close-mouthed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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