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
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Examples of dry up in a Sentence
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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But that inventory is drying up fast along with the discounts.
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
When construction work dried up, Mr. Mendoza decided to return to his hometown for a few months of vacation, with plans to return to California.
—César Rodríguez For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The heat comes fast in June while the rain dries up.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2024
The free agent market for first baseman is drying up, but there's one outlet the team hasn't explored.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
When construction work dried up, Mr. Mendoza decided to return to his hometown for a few months of vacation, with plans to return to California.
—César Rodríguez For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The heat comes fast in June while the rain dries up.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2024
The free agent market for first baseman is drying up, but there's one outlet the team hasn't explored.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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