tight lips

noun

Of a person, silence or reticence.

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Meanings

nountight lips pl (plural only)
  1. idiomaticpluralplural onlyOf a person, silence or reticence.

    After M. de Kercadiou came M. de Vilmorin, very pale and self-contained, with tight lips and an overcast brow.

    1921, Rafael Sabatini, chapter II, in Scaramouche
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APA

tight lips. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight%20lips

MLA

“tight lips.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight%20lips. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tight lips,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight%20lips.

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