SHTUM

Meaning of SHTUM in English

schtum [adjective] [informal] - keep shtum If someone keeps shtum, they are silent, secretive, or unwilling to give information or details about something.For the moment the President is keeping shtum about his plans for re-election.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

SHTUM — [ ʃtʊm ] (also schtum ) ■ adjective Brit. informal silent; non-communicative. Origin 1950s: Yiddish, from Ger. stumm .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHTUM — shtum BrE AmE ʃtʊm
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHTUM — (also schtum ) / ʃtʊm; NAmE / noun [ U ] • IDIOMS - keep / stay shtum •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHTUM — shtum /ʃtʊm/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] another spelling of ↑ schtum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP / STAY SHTUM — ( BrE , informal ) to not speak : Police have appealed for witnesses, but it seems the locals are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCHTUM — [ ʃtʊm ] ■ adjective variant spelling of shtum .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCHTUP — schtick , schtuck , schtum , schtup = shtick , shtook , shtum , shtup
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCHTUM — schtum BrE AmE , schtoom , shtum /ʃtʊm/ adjective [not before noun] quiet or silent: The boss of the failed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUM'S THE WORD — SAY NOTHING, keep quiet, don't breathe a word, don't tell a soul, keep it secret, keep it to yourself, keep …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUM — n. (informal) 25B6; adjective he was keeping mum : SILENT, quiet, mute, dumb, tight-lipped, unforthcoming, reticent; archaic mumchance. 25A0; mum's …
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Cambridge English vocab

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