One who never has anything to say: “What’s the matter with him?” “________?”
| CAT’S GOT HIS TONGUE | 466 |
| NR | 100 |
| TONGUE-TIED | 93 |
| CAT GOT HIS TONGUE | 75 |
| DUMMY | 38 |
| LOST HIS TONGUE | 28 |
| IS HE DUMB | 21 |
| CAN’T HE TALK | 17 |
| DUMB | 17 |
| LOST HIS VOICE | 17 |
| HAS THE CAT GOT HIS TONGUE | 9 |
| SHY | 7 |
| CLOSE-MOUTHED | 6 |
| STUPID | 6 |
| HAS HE LOST HIS TONGUE | 4 |
| HE’S DUMB | 4 |
| IS HE SICK | 4 |
| IS HE STUPID | 4 |
| BASHFUL | 3 |
| CAT HAS HIS TONGUE | 3 |
| CAT HAVE HIS TONGUE | 3 |
| CLAMMED UP | 3 |
| DOESN’T HE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY | 3 |
| DOESN’T HE KNOW ANYTHING | 3 |
| HE NEVER SAYS ANYTHING | 3 |
| HE’S QUIET | 3 |
| IS HE TONGUE-TIED | 3 |
| QUIET | 3 |
| SPEECHLESS | 3 |
| SWALLOWED HIS TONGUE | 3 |
| AFRAID TO TALK | 2 |
| CAT MUST HAVE HIS TONGUE | 2 |
| CLOSE-MOUTH | 2 |
| DOESN’T HE KNOW HOW TO TALK | 2 |
| DULL | 2 |
| DUMBBELL | 2 |
| HE CAN’T TALK | 2 |
| HE NEVER TALKS | 2 |
| HE’S AWFUL QUIET | 2 |
| HE’S BACKWARD | 2 |
| HE’S SO QUIET | 2 |
| HE’S STUPID | 2 |
| IS HE A DUMMY | 2 |
| IS HE MUTE | 2 |
| MUM | 2 |
| NEVER SAYS A WORD | 2 |
| OFF HIS ROCKER | 2 |
| SILENT AS A TOMB | 2 |
| STUCK-UP | 2 |
| SWALLOW HIS TONGUE | 2 |
| TIGHT-MOUTH | 2 |
| WHAT’S WRONG | 2 |
| ACTS DUMB | 1 |
| ACTS LIKE A DUMMY | 1 |
| ACTS SILLY | 1 |
| AFRAID | 1 |
| AFRAID TO SPEAK | 1 |
| ANYHOW | 1 |
| ARE YOU RETARDED | 1 |
| AWFUL QUIET | 1 |
| BACKWARD | 1 |
| BORE | 1 |
| BUTTON ON HIS LIP | 1 |
| CAN’T HE SPEAK | 1 |
| CAN’T HE THINK OF ANYTHING TO SAY | 1 |
| CAN’T OPEN HIS MOUTH | 1 |
| CAN’T TALK | 1 |
| CAT STOLE HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| CAT SWALLOWED HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| CAT TOOK HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| CAT’S BIT HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| CHAIR-WARMER | 1 |
| CLAMS UP | 1 |
| CLOSED UP LIKE A CLOWN | 1 |
| CLOSED-MOUTH | 1 |
| CLOSED-UP | 1 |
| DEADHEAD | 1 |
| DEAF AND DUMB | 1 |
| DEEP THINKER | 1 |
| DID HE LOSE HIS BEARING | 1 |
| DID HE SWALLOW HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| DID THE CAT LOSE YOUR TONGUE | 1 |
| DOESN’T HE GET OFF THE FENCE | 1 |
| DON’T BE SO STUPID | 1 |
| DON’T HE KNOW HOW TO TALK | 1 |
| DON’T KNOW HE’S LIVING | 1 |
| DON’T TALK MUCH | 1 |
| DOPE | 1 |
| DOWN IN THE MOUTH | 1 |
| DUMB AS FOUR O’CLOCK | 1 |
| DUMB EGG | 1 |
| DUMMIES UP | 1 |
| DUNCE | 1 |
| FORGOT HIS MOUTH | 1 |
| FRAID TO TALK | 1 |
| FROZE | 1 |
| GOT A BURR UNDER HIS TAIL | 1 |
| GOT HIS HABITS ON | 1 |
| GRASS GROWN OVER HIS MOUTH | 1 |
| HASN’T A THOUGHT IN HIS HEAD | 1 |
| HE A MUTE | 1 |
| HE ACTS DUMB | 1 |
| HE BASHFUL | 1 |
| HE CAN’T SPEAK A WORD | 1 |
| HE CLAMMED UP | 1 |
| HE CLAMS UP | 1 |
| HE DOESN’T ADD TO THE CONVERSATION | 1 |
| HE DOESN’T TALK MUCH | 1 |
| HE DON’T KNOW NOTHING | 1 |
| HE DON’T SAY NOTHING | 1 |
| HE GOT THE PIP | 1 |
| HE HAS VERY LITTLE TO SAY | 1 |
| HE HASN’T A THOUGHT IN HIS HEAD | 1 |
| HE ISN’T SPILLING ANYTHING | 1 |
| HE NEVER HAS ANYTHING TO SAY | 1 |
| HE NEVER OPENS HIS MOUTH | 1 |
| HE NEVER SAYS A THING | 1 |
| HE NEVER SAYS A WORD | 1 |
| HE SHORE IS QUIET | 1 |
| HE SICK | 1 |
| HE SURE DON’T GAB MUCH | 1 |
| HE TONGUE IS TIE | 1 |
| HE’S A DEADBEAT | 1 |
| HE’S A DUMB BUNNY | 1 |
| HE’S A DUMBBELL | 1 |
| HE’S A GROUCH | 1 |
| HE’S A HUSH-MOUTH | 1 |
| HE’S A LITTLE ODD | 1 |
| HE’S A MUMMY | 1 |
| HE’S A PRETTY GOOD LISTENER | 1 |
| HE’S ALWAYS CLAMMED UP | 1 |
| HE’S AS QUIET AS A DAM | 1 |
| HE’S AWFULLY QUIET | 1 |
| HE’S CERTAINLY QUIET | 1 |
| HE’S CLAMMED UP | 1 |
| HE’S CLOSE-MOUTH | 1 |
| HE’S CLOSE-MOUTHED | 1 |
| HE’S DOING A LOT OF THINKING | 1 |
| HE’S DULL | 1 |
| HE’S DUMB AND STUPID BOTH | 1 |
| HE’S GOT THE BIG HEAD | 1 |
| HE’S JUST QUIET | 1 |
| HE’S LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG | 1 |
| HE’S LIKE A KNOT ON A LOG | 1 |
| HE’S LIKE THAT | 1 |
| HE’S MIGHTY SOBER TODAY | 1 |
| HE’S NOT TALKING | 1 |
| HE’S QUIET AS A CHURCH MOUSE | 1 |
| HE’S QUIET AS A MOUSE | 1 |
| HE’S QUIETER THAN A MOUSE | 1 |
| HE’S REAL QUIET | 1 |
| HE’S SHY | 1 |
| HE’S SO GLUM | 1 |
| HE’S SURE STUPID | 1 |
| HE’S THINKING TOO | 1 |
| HE’S TIMID | 1 |
| HE’S TONGUE-TIED | 1 |
| HE’S TOO SHREWD TO TALK | 1 |
| HIS NOSE IS OUT OF JOINT | 1 |
| I DON’T THINK HE CAN TALK | 1 |
| I NEVER HEAR HIM SAY A WORD | 1 |
| I THINK HE’S STUPID | 1 |
| IS HE A DOPE | 1 |
| IS HE A DUMB DORA | 1 |
| IS HE A HALF-WIT | 1 |
| IS HE A STUPE | 1 |
| IS HE A WALLFLOWER | 1 |
| IS HE AFRAID TO TALK | 1 |
| IS HE ANGRY ABOUT SOMETHING | 1 |
| IS HE ANTI-SOCIAL | 1 |
| IS HE BASHFUL | 1 |
| IS HE DEAD | 1 |
| IS HE DEAF | 1 |
| IS HE DUMBFOUNDED | 1 |
| IS HE EATING POPPY SEED | 1 |
| IS HE FEELING ALL RIGHT | 1 |
| IS HE GOOFY | 1 |
| IS HE MAD | 1 |
| IS HE MAD ABOUT SOMETHING | 1 |
| IS HE OFF HIS ROCKER TODAY | 1 |
| IS HE ON CLOUD NINE | 1 |
| IS HE P.O.’D AT SOMETHING | 1 |
| IS HE SHY | 1 |
| IS HE SORE ABOUT SOMETHING | 1 |
| IS HE TIGHT-LIPPED | 1 |
| IS HE TIMID | 1 |
| IS HE TOO GOOD FOR US | 1 |
| ISN’T HE WITH US | 1 |
| JUST AFRAID TO TALK | 1 |
| JUST PLAIN DISAGREEABLE | 1 |
| KIND OF DUMBBELL LIKE | 1 |
| LIKE A SPHYNX | 1 |
| LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD | 1 |
| LOGY | 1 |
| LONER | 1 |
| LOST HIS MARBLES | 1 |
| LOST HIS SPEECH | 1 |
| LUMMOX | 1 |
| MEALY-MOUTHED | 1 |
| MOODY | 1 |
| MOUSY | 1 |
| MOUTH-BOUND | 1 |
| MUST BE DUMB | 1 |
| MUST BE MAD AT THE WORLD | 1 |
| MUST HAD A FIGHT WITH HIS WIFE | 1 |
| NEVER HAS ANYTHING TO SAY | 1 |
| NEVER OPENS HIS MOUTH | 1 |
| NEVER TALKS | 1 |
| NEVER TALKS MUCH | 1 |
| NOT TALKING | 1 |
| NOT VERY FRIENDLY | 1 |
| NOT WITH IT | 1 |
| NUMBSKULL | 1 |
| OFF HIS BASE | 1 |
| OLD DUMMY | 1 |
| PERSON OF LONG SILENCE | 1 |
| PUFFED UP | 1 |
| QUIET AS A BUMP ON A LOG | 1 |
| QUIET AS A CLAM | 1 |
| QUIET AS A MOUSE | 1 |
| QUIET LIKE A CLAM | 1 |
| QUIET SORT OF PERSON | 1 |
| QUIET TYPE | 1 |
| RAT GOT HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| RETIRING | 1 |
| SHEEP GOT HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| SHOCKED | 1 |
| SHUT | 1 |
| SHUT-MOUTHED | 1 |
| SILENT | 1 |
| SILENT AS THE GRAVE | 1 |
| SILENT TYPE | 1 |
| SITS THERE LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG | 1 |
| SO SILENT | 1 |
| SOBER-SIDES | 1 |
| SOMEBODY LICK THE RED OFF HIS CANDY | 1 |
| SOMETHING HURTING | 1 |
| STILL WATER RUNS DEEP | 1 |
| STUMBLEBUM | 1 |
| SWALLERED HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| THAT OLD CRACKPOT | 1 |
| THAT OLD STOOGE | 1 |
| THICKHEADED | 1 |
| TONGUE TIED | 1 |
| TOO LAZY TO TALK | 1 |
| TROUBLE-MAKER | 1 |
| WHAT’S EATING ON HIM | 1 |
| WHAT’S HE POUTING ABOUT | 1 |
| WHAT’S THE MATTER | 1 |
| WHAT’S WITH HIM | 1 |
| WHERE ARE YOU–IN SEVENTH HEAVEN | 1 |
| WHO STOLE YOUR CANDY | 1 |
| WHO STOLE YOUR MARBLES | 1 |
| WHY CAN’T HE SAY SOMETHING | 1 |
| WHY DON’T HE WAKE UP | 1 |
| WHY IS HE SO QUIET | 1 |
| WOULDN’T SAY ‘SHIT’ IF HE HAD A MOUTHFUL | 1 |
| YOU DUMB | 1 |
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