as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Recent Examples of dry up
During firefighters’ response to the Palisades Fire, some high elevation fire hydrants dried up, hampering efforts to fight the blaze.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Vehicle thefts done through identity theft, synthetic identities and similar schemes are on the rise as lucrative fraud opportunities elsewhere dry up and vehicle prices remain robust.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Despite that, his acting work dried up and he was dropped by WME.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
But that inventory is drying up fast along with the discounts.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Vehicle thefts done through identity theft, synthetic identities and similar schemes are on the rise as lucrative fraud opportunities elsewhere dry up and vehicle prices remain robust.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Despite that, his acting work dried up and he was dropped by WME.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
But that inventory is drying up fast along with the discounts.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
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Giddy with excitement over the end of season win, Biles posted a video of her and her friend after the game attempting to celebrate quietly while hushing and grinning ear to ear.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Squabbling coaches — Tindall had put his fingers to his lips to hush Unai Emery after Duran’s departure, earning invective in response — added to the sense of renaissance.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Although regulations may usher in more urgency for sustainable action, the laws rolling out around transparent claims could lead to companies clamming up about their initiatives to avoid potential greenwashing penalties.Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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In other words, Anti-SLAPP laws prevent bad people from misusing the courts to shut up others who have done nothing more than lawfully express themselves.Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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But the film cranks it to 10 when the actors shut up and the Crums focus on a warped visual vocabulary: analog video, gruesome special effects, taunting puppets and, most especially, Daryll Arellano’s skin-pinching sound.Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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