zip one's lip
"zip-one-s-lip" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“zip one's lip” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.
Corpus desk
Index EN-zip-one-s-lip · zip one's lip · English
zip one's lip · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zip one's lip |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “zip one's lip” in English
Rare enough to double-check
zip one's lip is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.".
No misspelling variants are generated for zip one's lip in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is zip one's lip, spelled Z-I-P- -O-N-E-'-S- -L-I-P.
Definition
- 1To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zip one's lip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Why don’t you just zip your lip? I’m tired of listening to you.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.