"stay mum" meaning in All languages combined

See stay mum on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: stays mum [present, singular, third-person], staying mum [participle, present], stayed mum [participle, past], stayed mum [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stay mum (third-person singular simple present stays mum, present participle staying mum, simple past and past participle stayed mum)
  1. Alternative form of keep mum Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: keep mum

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