| tight-lipped | 2. (fig.) membisu: he is very ~ about the whole affair, dia membisu ttg perkara itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wordless | adj 1. (fml) silent, membisu, tdk berkata-kata, berdiam diri: she sat there ~, the tears streaming down her cheeks, dia duduk membisu di situ dgn air mata bercucuran di pipinya; he was ~ with amazement, dia tdk berkata-kata krn hairan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| close-lipped, close-mouthed | adj berat mulut: a ~ man, seorang yg berat mulut; be ~ about, /membisu, membungkam/ ttg: he was ~ about the event, dia membisu ttg peristiwa itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tongue | hold o’s ~, berdiam diri, membisu: he could hardly control his temper and found it difficult to hold his ~, dia tdk dapat mengawal dirinya dan sukar baginya utk terus berdiam diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| silence | 2. refusal, failure to speak, communicate, mendiamkan diri, membisu: I cannot understand his ~ on the matter, saya tdk faham kenapa dia hanya mendiamkan diri dlm perkara itu; after twenty years of ~ the author has unexpectedly produced a new book, selepas dua puluh tahun mendiamkan diri, dgn tdk disangka-sangka pengarang itu menghasilkan sebuah buku baru; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| majority | in the ~, sebahagian besar: at the annual general meeting the lady members were in the ~, di mesyuarat agung tahunan itu, sebahagian besar yg hadir ialah ahli-ahli wanita; the silent ~, khalayak ramai yg membisu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| silent | 2. tending to say very little, pendiam: she’s nice but the ~ type, dia baik tapi pendiam; 3. providing no statement or information about st, tdk /menyiarkan, menyatakan, menyebut/ apa-apa, membisu: the newspaper was ~ on this matter, surat khabar itu tdk menyiarkan apa-apa ttg perkara ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dumb | adj 1. lacking power of speech, bisu: he has been ~ from birth, dia bisu sejak lahir lagi; 2. speechless, tergamam: the child stood, ~ and motionless, kanak-kanak itu berdiri terpaku dan tergaman; I was struck ~ with horror, saya tergamam ketakutan; 3. unwilling to speak, silent, membisu: we tried to make him talk but he remained ~, kami mencuba membuat dia bercakap, tetapi dia terus membisu; 4. (colloq & derog) stupid, dim, bodoh: that was a pretty ~ thing to do, perbuatan kamu tadi bodoh; 5. (colloq) silly, bodoh: I gave my sister $200 and all she bought was this ~ blouse, saya memberi adik saya $200 dan dia hanya membelikan saya blaus bodoh ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |