close-lipped

[ klohs-lipt ]

adjective

1. not talking or telling much.

close-lipped

/ ˌkləʊsˈmaʊðd; -ˈmaʊθt; ˌkləʊsˈlɪpt /

adjective

1. not talking or revealing much

Example Sentences

The White House was also being close-lipped about any negotiations.

From Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia is the lone Democrat who has publicly sided with Republicans, though other potential Democratic defectors remain undecided or close-lipped.

From Washington Times

Since her arrest on 6 July 2021, she has remained close-lipped about the whole time period.

From BBC

Yet Republicans are close-lipped when it comes to unnecessary deaths from the coronavirus.

From Washington Post

Sometimes I make excuses not to go, though more often I sit through the allotted 45 minutes my father’s free account grants, and stare at the four glowing boxes of my family members with my close-lipped smile.

From The Guardian