keep schtum

A form of keep shtum — To not tell anyone; especially, to keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.

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Meanings

verbkeep schtum (third-person singular simple present keeps schtum, present participle keeping schtum, simple past and past participle kept schtum)

present singular third person keeps schtum · participle present keeping schtum · participle past kept schtum · past kept schtum

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of keep shtum.

    Hawkeye v2, 7: 3/3 (2013-03-01), New York: Marvel Enterprises, →ISBN And, hey maybe we keep it schtum on the "Avenger" stuff some, yeah? It gets around I'm living in this building and you guys are all targets...

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APA

keep schtum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20schtum

MLA

“keep schtum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20schtum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep schtum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20schtum.

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