tight lips

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Definition of tight lips in English English dictionary

Of a person, silence or reticence

After M. de Kercadiou came M. de Vilmorin, very pale and self-contained, with tight lips and an overcast brow.

Turkish pronunciation

tayt lîps

Pronunciation

/ˈtīt ˈləps/ /ˈtaɪt ˈlɪps/