Examples of using "помалкивать" in a sentence and their english translations:
Let's keep quiet.
Let's keep quiet.
Tom told me to keep my mouth shut.
It is better to remain silent, than to talk without purpose.
- I suggest you don't say a thing.
- I suggest that you don't say a thing.
Dad instructed me to stay silent.
He said he'd keep schtum, but in the end he squealed like a pig.
He told us to keep quiet.