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
Recent Examples on the Web
Closure: Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer producer Spring Films was the latest UK indie to shut up shop.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The same goes for the musical score, which rarely shuts up.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
After the Super Bowl this year, in which the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers amid swirling conspiracy theories, the wisest strategy seemed to be shutting up while MAGA melted down.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
One of the most-talked about scenes is the one where Khan lets out a scream in her backyard and a neighbor is heard interrupting her, asking her to shut up so that neighbors can sleep.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The same goes for the musical score, which rarely shuts up.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
After the Super Bowl this year, in which the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers amid swirling conspiracy theories, the wisest strategy seemed to be shutting up while MAGA melted down.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
One of the most-talked about scenes is the one where Khan lets out a scream in her backyard and a neighbor is heard interrupting her, asking her to shut up so that neighbors can sleep.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut%20up. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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