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
More coverage of the wildfires: Immense demand for water to fight the fast-moving Palisades Fire led all three of the community’s water tanks — and some fire hydrants — to temporarily dry up.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
There has been no parallel diplomatic track, and the weapons are probably going to be drying up.
—Jancee Dunn, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Once weaned, the kittens should be separated from the mother gradually, allowing her milk to dry up naturally, so that her mammary glands do not become engorged.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Marketing blames sales for not closing leads, sales blames marketing for poor quality leads, and accounts blames everyone when the cash flow dries up.
—B.d. Dalton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
There has been no parallel diplomatic track, and the weapons are probably going to be drying up.
—Jancee Dunn, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Once weaned, the kittens should be separated from the mother gradually, allowing her milk to dry up naturally, so that her mammary glands do not become engorged.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Marketing blames sales for not closing leads, sales blames marketing for poor quality leads, and accounts blames everyone when the cash flow dries up.
—B.d. Dalton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
Verb
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That hushed any skeptic who assumed his power was declining, as his home run total had decreased from 36 to 29 to 24 in previous seasons.—
Zack Meisel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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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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Those rewards are less about shutting up and playing the hits than understanding that the relationship to the audience is slightly different.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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Honestly, my plan coming in was to shut up, stay under the radar.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
15 Jan. 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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The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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