Antonyms for clammed up

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : klam

Phonetic Transcription : klæm

Definition of clammed up

Origin : bivalve mollusk, c.1500, in clam-shell, originally Scottish, apparently a particular use from Middle English clam "pincers, vice, clamp" (late 14c.), from Old English clamm "bond, fetter, grip, grasp," from Proto-Germanic *klam- "to press or squeeze together" (cf. Old High German klamma "cramp, fetter, constriction," German Klamm "a constriction"). If this is right then the original reference is to the shell. Clam-chowder attested from 1822. To be happy as a clam is from 1833, but the earliest uses do not elaborate on the notion behind it, unless it be self-containment.

As in mum : adj silent
As in noncommittal : adj unwilling to decide
As in quiet : adj without or with little sound
As in reticent : adj secretive, quiet
As in secretive : adj uncommunicative
As in silent : adj quiet; speechless
As in speechless : adj without ability to talk
As in still : adj calm, motionless, quiet
As in taciturn : adj uncommunicative
As in tight-lipped : adj silent
As in uncommunicative : adj shy, silent
As in hushed : adj silent
As in incommunicable : adj taciturn
As in incommunicative : adj taciturn
As in inobtrusive : adj quiet
As in closemouthed : adj silent, reserved
As in tightlipped : adj taciturn
As in uncommunicable : adj taciturn
As in quiet : verb make silent, calm
As in silence : verb make or be quiet
As in stifle : verb prevent, restrain
As in withhold : verb keep back
As in : verb keep silent
As in quieten : verb silence
As in shush : verb silence

Example sentences :

Kellner had clammed up, and when the now suspicious editor had tried to check Colquhoun's tale personally, Colquhoun had vanished.
Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred

But he clammed up about that, hoping to keep it a secret until he could go back and claim it.
Extract from : « The Space Pioneers » by Carey Rockwell

Synonyms for clammed up

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