shut up

verb

shut up; shutting up; shuts up

Synonyms of shut up next

transitive verb

: to cause (a person) to stop talking

intransitive verb

: to cease writing or speaking

Examples of shut up in a Sentence

you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up nothing I said would shut them up

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Wegmans' Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Hours Wegmans, which operates hundreds of stores in eight states, will close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve but shut up shop on Christmas Day for most locations. —

Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Where people may have previously put up and shut up about their money worries, things are changing. —

Kirstie McDermott | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024 The Disney Channel has shut up shop in a number of countries as its parent company continues to focus on its streaming service, Disney+. —

Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Has the right suddenly decided that athletes should not just shut up and dribble but instead publicly engage with political issues? —

Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shut up