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I've always enjoyed that kind of thing - thinking about the production of narrative and why it is that when we read a novel, we don't notice the fact that someone who might be very close-mouthed or tight-lipped is perfectly willing to tell us a story in 600 or 700 pages.
Matthew Tobin Anderson

Meaning of "close-mouthed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLOSE-MOUTHED

close-mouthed  [ˌkləʊsˈmaʊðd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLOSE-MOUTHED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Close-Mouthed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLOSE-MOUTHED


betrothed
bɪˈtrəʊðd
clothed
kləʊðd
flannelmouthed
ˈflænəlˌmaʊðd
loud-mouthed
ˌlaʊdˈmaʊðd
unclothed
ʌnˈkləʊðd
wide-mouthed
ˈwaɪdˌmaʊðd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOSE-MOUTHED

close-cropped
close-down
close-fisted
close-fistedness
close-fitting
close-grained
close-harmony singing
close-hauled
close-knit
close-lipped
close-out sale
close-run
close-set
close-shaven
close-stool
close-up
closeable
closed
closed book
closed chain

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOSE-MOUTHED

bathed
berthed
big-mouthed
breathed
buck-toothed
earthed
foul-mouthed
full-mouthed
gap-toothed
hard-mouthed
mealy-mouthed
mothed
open-mouthed
snaggletoothed
spathed
sweet-toothed
toothed
unscathed
unsoothed
well-clothed

Synonyms and antonyms of close-mouthed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «close-mouthed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLOSE-MOUTHED

Find out the translation of close-mouthed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of close-mouthed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «close-mouthed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寡言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con la boca cerrada
570 millions of speakers

English

close-mouthed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करीब मुँह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إغلاق الفم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замкнуты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

close- boca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘনিষ্ঠ প্রত্যাশী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

près la bouche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercakap rapat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verschwiegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

打ち解けない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

근접 입이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cedhak banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gần miệng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெருக்கமான குழப்பமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद-मुग्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yakın ağızlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

close - bocca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blisko ustami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

замкнуті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aproape cu gura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοντά στόμιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naby -mond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stäng mun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tett i kjeften
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of close-mouthed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOSE-MOUTHED»

The term «close-mouthed» is normally little used and occupies the 131.519 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOSE-MOUTHED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about close-mouthed

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QUOTES WITH «CLOSE-MOUTHED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word close-mouthed.
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Matthew Tobin Anderson
I've always enjoyed that kind of thing - thinking about the production of narrative and why it is that when we read a novel, we don't notice the fact that someone who might be very close-mouthed or tight-lipped is perfectly willing to tell us a story in 600 or 700 pages.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOSE-MOUTHED»

Discover the use of close-mouthed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to close-mouthed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Maltese Falcon: John Huston, Director
GUTMAN: You' re a close-mouthed man? 259. cs: Spade. SPADE: No, I like to talk. 260. M s : Spade and Gutman. GUTMAN: Better and better. I distrust a close- mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things ...
William Luhr, 1995
2
Embrace It All
Close-Mouthed. Sabatoge. The cooperation zone hid in the diaries freeway. Kidnapped and daring ghosts victory over drama. Humanity becomes genetic and casual, leaving only one show per night. Becoming a street smart prodigy at the ...
Jhen M. Veach, 2011
3
Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications : ...
A reverberatory close-mouthed oven;" this oven is made square or circular, and is fed by four furnaces, which stand out at the four sides below ; the flame from each of these furnaces passes through an arched passage till it reaches the inside ...
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Iranscam: The Official Senate Intelligence Committee Report ...
Close-Mouthed Policy Necessary According to documents and testimony received by the Committee, Secretary of State Shultz, upon learning of the revelations, sent a cable to Poindexter in which he expressed his concern over possible press ...
United States, 1987
5
The Elemental Changes: The Ancient Chinese Companion to the ...
Tradition supports Yang, describing the superior man as "silent, but not close, mouthed." With unity the ideal, communication is its necessary vehicle. Admittedly, when things are no longer united, the superior man has no recourse but to ...
Xiong Yang, Michael Nylan, 1994
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The Canon of Supreme Mystery by Yang Hsiung: A Translation ...
Turning to the world of Man, tradition describes the noble man as “silent, but not close-mouthed.”3 After all, so long as unity is the chief ideal, communication is its necessary vehicle. Only when disorder reigns will the moral superior sometimes  ...
Michael Nylan
7
Security Awareness in the 1980s: Featured Articles from the ...
John. Walker. wanted. "a. Mafia-type. family,. where. everyone. was. close- mouthed. and. there. was. loyalty. " But. in. the. end,. it. was. family. members. who. turned. him. in. Q&A: Trying to Understand the Improbable Q. Could Arthur Walker's.
‎1992
8
Afghanistan's Narco War: Breaking the Link Between Drug ...
Close Knit and Close Mouthed The close-knit nature of the system, the absence of effective regulation and the ingrained secrecy combine to make transactions conducted through hawala almost impossible to track. Officials in Afghanistan and ...
John F. Kerry, 2010
9
Conducting Business with Professor Spice
Gerald responded using one signal from their library of nonverbal codes: a close- mouthed smile with a single abrupt nod, meaning to say, “All's well; business as usual.” This was one ofthe more commonplace codes from their repertoire, ...
Daniel Lafferty, 2011
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Harappan Civilization And Rojdi
The convex sided form is the majority form in Rojdi C, just as they were in Rojdi A and B. But the straight sided and the curved, S-shaped profiles on bowls are important subshapes and markers of Rojdi C. Close mouthed bowls are still present ...
Gregory L. Possehl, Mukundrai H. Raval, Y. M. Chitalwala, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOSE-MOUTHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term close-mouthed is used in the context of the following news items.
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The reality doesn't make the departure any easier to take
This is one of the most close-mouthed organizations I've ever dealt with – the leaks and private conversations are few and far between – but ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
People v. Cunningham
That evening, defendant was "much more close-mouthed" than usual and acting "very stressed, very tense, very wrapped up in himself. «The Recorder, Jul 15»
3
Our annual suggestion to learn some basics about the old man
Probably just as many have the silent type, the stoic dad, the close-mouthed dad, the preoccupied dad. And it's common for children of all ages, ... «The Ranger, Jun 15»
4
Sideshow: Kristen Stewart dating a lady?
KStew, 25, has been close-mouthed about her relationships - at least since the Robert Pattinson days and the Rupert Sanders debacle. «Philly.com, Jun 15»
5
Michael Sam leaves Alouettes' training camp for 'personal reasons'
The formulation clearly suggests Sam's departure may be more than temporary, but team officials were close-mouthed when contacted about ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
6
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Terminator Genisys: 'I'll be taking a …
This is as close to a spoiler as we will get all day, the admirably (and annoyingly) close-mouthed, spoiler-phobic cast and crew going all out to ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
UFC's ultimate fighters battle for fair treatment
The owners are equally close-mouthed about fighter compensation. However, in recent years, the fighters have been less reserved about how ... «People's World, Jun 15»
8
Microsoft goes vague on Windows 10 support
What happens after the free support ends is anyone's guess, as Microsoft has been close-mouthed about that, too. Microsoft could discontinue ... «Computerworld, Jun 15»
9
6 Topics on Showgoers' Minds at JCK Las Vegas 2015
The initial announcement didn't add many details; at the show, GIA officials were just as close-mouthed. When distinguished research fellow ... «JCK, Jun 15»
10
Hawk perched on familiar ground in Bengals defense
... drafted Texas Christian linebacker P.J. Dawson in the third round and why they've been close-mouthed about Pro Bowl WILL backer Vontaze ... «Bengals.com, May 15»

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