adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Authorities have been extremely tight-lipped about the investigation.
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He stared at her, tight-lipped .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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According to Mossop, Heather had been tight-lipped during the drive back to Weymouth.
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After her return, she had spent the first week weeping, conscious of her father's tight-lipped disappointment and indignant fury.
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Developers are staying tight-lipped about details of the housing scheme until a formal announcement is made.
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Most of her friends worked at the agency or in defense jobs and shared the same tight-lipped demeanor.
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Of course we shall sometimes feel lonely but we were never meant, grim-faced and tight-lipped , to slog on alone.
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She took the report, went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination.
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Step out of line, demand better attention, and you meet tight-lipped disapproval.
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The Levys stayed tight-lipped after the first day's hearing.