dummy up

verb

Definition of dummy upnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dummy up
  1. hush
  2. dry up
  3. clam up
  4. pipe down
  5. shut up
Verb
  • Over the past few years, it’s been mostly impossible to see Bob Dylan perform anywhere in America besides dark, hushed theaters where ushers dive on anyone that dares to take to a phone for even a split second.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Every night the lamb would cry, and be told to hush, for its bleats disturbed their sleep.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hush
Verb
  • The scoring dried up for Toronto from there until Tavares scored an empty-netter to secure a hat trick, but the team dominated the play from its offensive outburst on.
    Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That pipeline supply has largely dried up, and Europe has turned to U.S. LNG exporters to fill the void.
    Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of dry up
Verb
  • 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
  • While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of clam up
Verb
  • The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Alexander’s trash talk ensued and Wicks got up and shoved Alexander, who told Wicks to pipe down.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Definition of pipe down
Verb
  • Wegmans' Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Hours Wegmans, which operates hundreds of stores in eight states, will close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve but shut up shop on Christmas Day for most locations.
    Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Where people may have previously put up and shut up about their money worries, things are changing.
    Kirstie McDermott | THIS COLUMN WAS CREATED BY JOBBIO, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of shut up
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dummying up

dummy up

dump

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