shut up
verb
shut up; shutting up; shuts up
: to cause (a person) to stop talking
: to cease writing or speaking
Synonyms
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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There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
The Al Ittihad manager, former France player and manager Laurent Blanc, said nice things about Al Nassr but also had a gentle moan about having to shut up shop for a month while Saudi Arabia tries to win its first Arabian Gulf Cup for 20 years.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
The Al Ittihad manager, former France player and manager Laurent Blanc, said nice things about Al Nassr but also had a gentle moan about having to shut up shop for a month while Saudi Arabia tries to win its first Arabian Gulf Cup for 20 years.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut%20up. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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