keeping one's counsel

A form of keep one's counsel — To keep one's own business private; to be careful, circumspect, or discreet in what one says concerning one's own deeds, situation, or thoughts.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of keep one's counsel
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APA

keeping one's counsel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20counsel

MLA

“keeping one's counsel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20counsel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keeping one's counsel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20counsel.

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