as in hushed
to stop talking
the little girl clammed up when the doctor came into the room
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shut up
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Time to put up or shut up ... After lengthy production delays at Amazon's satellite factory, the retail giant is finally churning out Kuiper satellites at scale.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025 -
In Ono’s understanding, then, university presidents are to shut up and do as they are told.—
David Niven,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2025
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“Clammed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clammed%20up. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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