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clamped up

/klæmpt ʌp/

Translations

clamp upverb

clamped up

Past Simple

clamped up

Past Simple

clamped up

Past Participle

clamping up

Gerund

/klæmp ʌp/

se murer dans le silenceSe dit d’une personne qui se renferme et refuse de parler, souvent par peur ou par réticence.

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

Quand la police a commencé à poser des questions, il s’est muré dans le silence et a refusé de dire quoi que ce soit.

Additional translations

se taireSens plus général, moins imagé ; s’emploie quand quelqu’un cesse de parler brusquement.

Synonyms

shut up

hold back

clam up

stop talking

become silent

clamp upverb

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.