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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But at the current price, American production is already falling, and would dry up even more closer to $50.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
The Corps of Engineers began the Oceanside Special Shoreline Study in 2016 with plans to complete it within three years, but the effort stalled in 2017 after the funding dried up.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
With Putin’s military making progress on the battlefield and American aid drying up, the Russian leader may see no advantage in backing down.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
That message has been echoed by other college leaders and academics, who are concerned that research across a wide range of fields, from medical treatments to energy, could be shut down as federal funds dry up.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
The Corps of Engineers began the Oceanside Special Shoreline Study in 2016 with plans to complete it within three years, but the effort stalled in 2017 after the funding dried up.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
With Putin’s military making progress on the battlefield and American aid drying up, the Russian leader may see no advantage in backing down.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
That message has been echoed by other college leaders and academics, who are concerned that research across a wide range of fields, from medical treatments to energy, could be shut down as federal funds dry up.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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