stay mum

English

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
   • 2019 October 9, Farhad Manjoo, “Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     He’ll eagerly prosecute a pointless trade war against China, but when it comes to the millions in Hong Kong who are protesting China’s creeping despotism over their territory, Trump prefers to stay mum.