as in hushed
to stop talking
the little girl clammed up when the doctor came into the room
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Recent Examples of clammed up
But when co-host Maria McErlane looked for details, Norton clammed up.
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Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The famously outgoing media personality clammed up, on air and off, thanks to a terrifying stranger.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The famously outgoing media personality clammed up, on air and off, thanks to a terrifying stranger.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clammed up
Verb
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Inside, the rooms were intimate, jammed, dim, and hushed.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now, all is hushed and warm, and there is marble beneath our feet.—
Caroline Law,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But in 2026, new funds for the program have dried up due to a lack of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds awarded to Oklahoma by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026
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The school received state grant funding to open, but a decade later, after those initial funds dried up, staff must chase down donations from local businesses.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The agents told him to ‘shut up’ four times.—
Ryan Oehrli
March 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Annette finally goes into the ocean and shuts up.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Clammed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clammed%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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