as in to hush
to stop talking
all of a sudden the suspect just dummied up and demanded the presence of an attorney
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Throughout the first act, the auditorium was hushed.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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But acting as if those ways are to be hushed is the way of the old world.Danyel Smith, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
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See the Actors Who Have Played the Scooby Gang Members Through the Years Lillard’s offers dried up after Scooby-Doo 2, and the actor took years to reflect on the direction of his life and career.Victoria Edel, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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All that, plus the constant lure of other states’ higher tax incentives, has stifled the industry’s rebound, drying up job opportunities and sparking an exodus of film and TV workers.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Judges struggle to name favorite cheese Ask a judge to pick their favorite and most will clam up, dodge the question or offer a long, unranked list.Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
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One social worker said that a girl clammed up in a recent interview that her mother was invited to.Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
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So, the liberal media should pipe down and order the flowers.Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
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Traditionalists who follow the Test arena want England to pipe down a bit and play sensibly when the game favours them.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
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Closure: Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer producer Spring Films was the latest UK indie to shut up shop.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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The same goes for the musical score, which rarely shuts up.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Dummy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dummy%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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