clammed in English

verb
1
dig for or collect clams.
it was one of the worst times for clamming
2
abruptly stop talking, either for fear of revealing a secret or from shyness.
When he's around people he doesn't know he clams up completely and just stops talking.

Use "clammed" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "clammed" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "clammed", or refer to the context using the word "clammed" in the English Dictionary.

1. But he clammed up right after that.

2. She clammed up whenever I mentioned her husband.

3. As soon as I told her my name, she clammed up.

4. Normally she would have clammed up at that juncture.

5. The pedlar clammed up when I mentioned the police.

6. Chicago Cutlery 62sp Walnut Tradition 5inch Boning/utility Knife Clammed

7. 5 The pedlar clammed up when I mentioned the police.

8. They clammed up like leeches when anything about Therese came up.

9. He always clammed up when we asked him about his family.

10. No wonder he clammed up whenever I asked him about his childhood.

11. He'd noted that Howard had clammed up as the new arrival appeared.

12. The teacher asked who had thrown the eraser,but the class clammed up.

13. The police took her in for questioning, but she clammed up when they asked about her boyfriend.