How do you say this in English (US)? what’s a word for « keeping to themselves for too long »? like over sharing but « over keeping » lol

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chardy

3 Dec 2022

English (US)

I would say “keeping it in” or “bottling up”, particularly for emotions. A person who never shares might be called “private” or “a private person”.
He has bottled up his anger for years.
I’m so happy I can barely keep it in!
She’s a private person; she never talks about her life.

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alek_patoot

3 Dec 2022

French (France)
English (UK) Near fluent

@chardy thanks a lot! unfortunately its not in these contexts 😭 its for an object that someone keeps to themselves, like is there a stronger word than « keep »?
like « he’s keeping the cake for himself »

ObstreperousB

3 Dec 2022

English (US)

@alek_patoot You could maybe use "hoarding" to describe that? Usually hoarding implies that a large quantity of the thing is being kept, but not always. "He's hoarding the whole cake."

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alek_patoot

3 Dec 2022

French (France)
English (UK) Near fluent

@ObstreperousB yes thank you! i searched synonyms of this verb and i also found monopolize and hog. Does it sound natural if i say « He will hog the cake for himself » ?