黙る

be silent, keep quiet, shut up

verb · present tense Rare #30,960
be silent, keep quiet, shut up “Shut up” is usually blunt or rude in English; 黙る itself is not necessarily rude.
JA: 彼は急に黙る。
EN: He suddenly goes quiet.
Conjugation of 黙る
Present
黙る

黙るんだ!

Shut up!

— オープン・ユア・アイズ (1997)

どうして黙るの?

Why are you staying silent?

— 炎628 (1985)

黙る気になったか?

Have you decided to shut up?

— グッドフェローズ (1990)

泣く子も黙る斧頭会が何てザマだ!

The Axe Gang, feared enough to silence even crying children—look at the sorry state you're in!

— カンフーハッスル (2004)

だから何も知らせてくれないいつ話しいつ黙るかも教えてくれない

That's why you never tell me anything—not even when you'll speak or when you'll stay silent.

— 8 1/2 (1963)