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clamps up

/klæmps ʌp/

clamp upverb

clamps up

clamped up

Präteritum

clamped up

Partizip Perfekt

clamping up

Gerundium

/klæmp ʌp/

Übersetzungen

Whenever he feels nervous, he tends to clamp up and stop talking.

Когда он нервничает, он склонен замолкать и переставать говорить.

Definitionen

To become silent or refuse to speak, often due to fear or reluctance.

When the police started asking questions, he clamped up and refused to say anything.

Synonyme

shut up

become silent

stop talking

clam up

hold back