What is "tight-lipped"

Usage examples of "tight-lipped".

He belonged entirely to those pale haughty women to one of whom he had bequeathed his tight-lipped mouth.

Patricia was in the chair opposite Bittle, tight-lipped, her handkerchief twisted to a rag between her fingers.

As tight-lipped as Sara was, Kollha Dawk seemed even less communicative.

The man was Kennard, the tight-lipped handy man who had served Durand so long and faithfully.

From all reports of Thurgin, the man was as canny, as tight-lipped, as Jute made him out to be.

Victor Lutz barreled into Interview One, where a tight-lipped Nora Lutz and her lawyer sat at the table with Liz.

Though Kwalu appeared tight-lipped to Artus, Sanda was amazed at how talkative the negus had proved to be with the explorer.

Hard, whilst at Strete Barton Virginia remained tight-lipped, although she had confirmed that she had neither seen nor heard from her husband since the story had broken.

Vandene and Careane were both tight-lipped, and even Adeleas seemed included, turning her head this way and that to study the women along the walls as she might have insects previously unknown to her.

Orogastus through the eyeholes of the silver mask, and saw that his mouth was tight-lipped.

Debbie had more than once voiced the tight-lipped comment that by far the majority of both handlers and domestics were women.

She found her adviser Saric looking on, and at her tight-lipped silence, he offered, 'Should I shake up the barge master to force more speed from the rowers?

Hourly, he cursed Colonel Kleist, who bore Pitt's onslaughts with stoic indifference, explaining with tight-lipped patience that his Cuban Special Forces team could not assault Cayo Santa Maria until he pronounced them fit and ready.

He would find Cameron Quinn there, Claremont had told him with a tight-lipped smile.

Something in her tone made him glance over, and he found her gazing tight-lipped into the forest.