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verschwiegen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • closemouthed adj Unwilling to share your thoughts, plans or information with others.
  • reticent adj Unwilling to share thoughts, feelings, or information freely.
  • taciturn adjective Saying very little by nature; habitually silent or reserved in speech.

Senses

verschwiegen is used for these senses in English:

  • closemouthed reticent, secretive or uncommunicative
  • reticent Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
  • taciturn Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

reticent — full definition

  1. adj Unwilling to share thoughts, feelings, or information freely.
  2. adj Reluctant to do something.
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