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Verb: shut one's mouth
  1. Stop talking or remain silent, esp. to refrain from divulging secret or sensitive information
    - keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut [informal]

Derived forms: shuts one's mouth, shut one's mouth, shutting one's mouth

Type of: forbear, refrain

Antonym: babble out