keep stumm

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

Meanings

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of keep shtum.
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