mum

mum
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. mute, dumb, speechless, inarticulate; tight-lipped. See silence.Ant., talkative.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. hushed, soundless, without a word; see quiet 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
silent, mute, tight-lipped, speechless.
ANT.: effusive, talkative
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak, as from shock or fear: dumb, inarticulate, mute, silent, speechless, voiceless, wordless. See WORDS.

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