keep quiet

idiom

1

: to not say anything or make any noise

He thought about telling the police what he knew, but he decided to keep quiet.

Please keep quiet during the movie.

2

: to not say anything about (something)

She kept her plans quiet.

3

: to prevent (someone or something) from making noise

She gave the dog a bone to keep him quiet.

4

: to prevent (someone) from revealing information about something

They paid money to the witness to keep him quiet.

Examples of keep quiet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Usually, dating shows force contestants to keep quiet about their dating lives until the show ends. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2025

The book was the first in her Grant County series, which also delved into the secrets a small Southern town would rather keep quiet. —Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Throughout the years, Johnson has been known to keep quiet about her love life. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 June 2025

The trauma inflicted by that regime taught people to distrust one another, to keep quiet, to survive by keeping their heads down. —Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for keep quiet

• disquiet
• panchayat
• unquiet
• diet
• guyot
• piet
• riot