dry up
verb
dried up; drying up; dries up
: to cut off the supply of
1
: to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply
2
: to wither or die through gradual loss of vitality
3
: to stop talking
Examples of dry up in a Sentence
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The money tap dried up after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Just don’t wait too long to check out, since the markdowns dry up in a matter of hours.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 July 2025
On a floodplain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a shrinking pond, doomed to eventually dry up.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The money tap dried up after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Just don’t wait too long to check out, since the markdowns dry up in a matter of hours.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 July 2025
On a floodplain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a shrinking pond, doomed to eventually dry up.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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