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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Dale keeps yelling at the tropical birds to shut up!—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 July 2025 -
The return of the Snack Wrap was just a ploy to get social media haters to shut up.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
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“Clammed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clammed%20up. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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