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clamped up

/klæmpt ʌp/

clamp upverb

clamped up

Past Simple

clamped up

Past Simple

clamped up

Past Participle

clamping up

Gerund

/klæmp ʌp/

Translations

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

Когда он нервничает, он склонен замолкать и переставать говорить.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

shut up

become silent

stop talking

clam up

hold back