Hanapin
Piliin ang wika ng diksyunaryo
to clam up
[phrase form: clam]
01
biglang tumahimik, ayaw magsalita
to suddenly become silent or refuse to talk, often because of nervousness, fear, or a desire to keep information secret
Mga Halimbawa
Every time the teacher asked him about his weekend, he would clam up and avoid eye contact.
Tuwing tinatanong siya ng guro tungkol sa kanyang weekend, siya ay biglang tumatahimik at iniiwasan ang eye contact.
During the interrogation, the suspect suddenly clam up and refused to answer any more questions.
Habang nasa pagtatanong, biglang nagkunot-noo ang suspek at tumangging sumagot pa ng mga tanong.
