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
As fewer clean energy manufacturing facilities are built, construction activity dries up, costing jobs and cutting income across the board.
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
With free agency winding down and the quarterback options drying up, the NFL draft seems like the best option for teams in need of a quarterback to address the position.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
With direct supplies from Western countries drying up, China has become a lifeline for Russia, thanks to its imports of intermediate components, particularly high-tech electronics and industrial tools—many of which fall under export controls.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
For instance, certain smaller internet service providers rely on government grants, which raises the question of how sustainable these deployments might be once the funds dry up.
—Claudio Saes, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
With free agency winding down and the quarterback options drying up, the NFL draft seems like the best option for teams in need of a quarterback to address the position.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
With direct supplies from Western countries drying up, China has become a lifeline for Russia, thanks to its imports of intermediate components, particularly high-tech electronics and industrial tools—many of which fall under export controls.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
For instance, certain smaller internet service providers rely on government grants, which raises the question of how sustainable these deployments might be once the funds dry up.
—Claudio Saes, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
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The Golden State Warriors have extended a final chapter for their dynastic journey, while the Dallas Mavericks are hushing away fake mourners and apoplectic fans.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Elsewhere, this could only be a scene of sensory overload, but its eye-of-the-storm geography made the Bowl a kind of redoubt, cool and dark and almost hushed under the purple sky.—
Michael Owen,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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It is put up or shut up time for the UCLA men’s basketball team.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
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Or shut up’ The members of the Jan. 6 investigative committee are hitting back at President Trump for his threat to nullify the presidential pardons surrounding their work.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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Respect for other viewers means piping down.—
Joel Mathis,
theweek,
4 Dec. 2024
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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