tight-lipped
adjective
1
: having the lips closed tight (as in determination)
2
: reluctant to speak : taciturn
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the cabinet official is usually tight-lipped about her private life
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But as The Six Triple Eight goes on, its favorite visual becomes Washington’s lovely face in tight-lipped agony as her character is confronted by injustice upon injustice and insult upon insult from a variety of white men.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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—Ben Croll, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Season 1 ended with a cliffhanger that left fans wondering whether or not Glover and Erskine would be returning, and Sloane has remained tight-lipped about their fate.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Speaking with Variety at the Marrakech Film Festival, Penn remains tight-lipped about his role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Paul Thomas Anderson’s mysterious new film, except to praise the veil of secrecy that still hangs over the project.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Bloomberg reported earlier this year that the famously tight-lipped behemoth’s profits had fallen to $2.48 billion in the fiscal year ending in May.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Tight-lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-lipped. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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