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be quiet

verb

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (Freq. 1)

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The children shut up when their father approached

• Syn:

↑close up, ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑shut up, ↑belt up, ↑button up, ↑keep mum

• Ant: ↑open up (for: ↑close up)

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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be quiet spoken phrase

used for telling someone to stop talking or to stop making a noise

Will you be quiet! I’m trying to read.

Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quiet_synonym

Main entry: quiet

Useful english dictionary. 2012.