buttoning one's lip

A form of button one's lip — To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of button one's lip
Cite this entry
APA

buttoning one's lip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttoning%20one's%20lip

MLA

“buttoning one's lip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttoning%20one's%20lip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttoning one's lip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttoning%20one's%20lip.

Source: buttoning one's lip on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.