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Definition of Keep mum
1. Verb. Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent. "The children shut up when their father approached"
Definition of Keep mum
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To not talk; especially keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Keep Mum
Literary usage of Keep mum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (1881)
"After another reflective silence, Tom said : " Hucky, you sure you can keep mum ?
" ''Tom, we got to keep mum. You know that. That Injun devil would'nt make ..."
2. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1903)
"After another reflective silence, Tom said: '' Hucky, you sure you can keep mum ?
'' "Tom, we got to keep mum. You know that. That Injun devil wouldn't make ..."
3. The Writings of Mark Twain by Mark Twain (1899)
"After another reflective silence, Tom said: '' Hucky, you sure you can keep mum ?
'' "Tom, we got to keep mum. You know that. That Injun devil wouldn't make ..."
4. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Virgil, Charles Anthon, C. Knipe, New York (State). Banking Dept, Emerson Willard Keyes, Mark Twain, Claire Giannini Hoffman (1899)
"Tom he studied awhile, then he says: "Well, of course me and Huck are going to
keep mum there, but if you don't keep mum yourself there's going to be a ..."
5. Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective and Other Stories by Mark Twain (2001)
"you'll keep mum—swear ... Tom he studied a while, then he says: "Well, of course
me and Huck are going to keep mum there, but if you don't keep mum yourself ..."
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