keep mum
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American soundkeep mum
keepmum
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keep - mum -> keep mum
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mum1 /mʌm / (US usu mom /mɒm /) n (infml )
မေမေ။ အမေ။
This is my mum. ❍ Hello, mum! ❍ a marvellous holiday resort for mums and dads, as well as for kids.
နှုတ်ဆိတ်သော။
❏ keep mum [IDM ] (infml ) နှုတ်ဆိတ်သည်။ ဆိတ်ဆိတ် နေသည်။ He kept mum about what he'd seen.
❏ mum's the word! [IDM ] (infml ) အဲဒီအကြောင်းကို လုံးဝမပြောပါနဲ့၊ မဟလိုက်ပါနဲ့။
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silent, quiet, tight-lipped, mute, bashful, buttoned up, clammed up, closemouthed, dumb, hushed, ma, mama, mamma, mammie, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mother, mummy, muted, nonvocal, not forthcoming, not talkative, reserved, secretive, shy, soundless, speechless, still, taciturn, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, unsociable, unspeaking, voiceless, wordless, zipped
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