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

Watchdog Fletcher accuser boosts legal team, claims in new filing that MTS offered her $10,000 to keep quiet July 21, 2023 Both parties’ lawyers have been battling for months over access to evidence. —Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024

Of course Kate should be able to keep quiet while dealing with cancer. —Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024

This damsel has been viewed as a human dollar sign, an offering and someone expected to be pretty and keep quiet. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024

But his lawyer at the time, Ronald P. Fischetti, directed Mr. Trump to keep quiet. —Ben Protess, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024

His aim was to show that buried in the seemingly innocuous technical data that comes off every cell phone in the world is a rich story—one that people might prefer to keep quiet. —Byron Tau, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024

Of course, there are lots of good fans out there who cheer and otherwise keep quiet. —Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024

But John isn't about to keep quiet to keep Kaylee on his team. —Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2023

The other man, Fox said, followed him and urged him to keep quiet about the incident. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024