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adjective
- 1. with the lips firmly closed, especially as a sign of suppressed emotion or determined reticence: "she stayed tight-lipped and shook her head"
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Someone who is tight-lipped is pressing their lips together to avoid showing anger, or is refusing to speak about something: He's been very tight-lipped about what happened at the meeting. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Falling silent and not speaking. be (on) non-speakers idiom. bite something back. bite your tongue idiom.
The meaning of TIGHT-LIPPED is having the lips closed tight (as in determination). How to use tight-lipped in a sentence.
Someone who is tight-lipped is pressing their lips together to avoid showing anger, or is refusing to speak about something: He's been very tight-lipped about what happened at the meeting. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Falling silent and not speaking. be (on) non-speakers idiom. bite something back. bite your tongue idiom.
If you describe someone as tight-lipped, you mean that they are unwilling to give any information about something. She's always been famously tight-lipped about her love life. [ + about ]
Tight-lipped definition: speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed.. See examples of TIGHT-LIPPED used in a sentence.
Definition of tight-lipped adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. Having the lips pressed together: a tightlipped smile. 2. Reluctant to speak; close-mouthed. See Synonyms at laconic. 3. Characterized by restraint or reserve in expression: The politician gave tightlipped responses to questions about the incident. tight′lipped′ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
