keeping counsel

A form of keep counsel — To keep one's counsel.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of keep counsel
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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