as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Recent Examples of dry up
As of now, the veteran wide receiver trade well is drying up.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
His theme of smacking long-distance goals continued into 2020 but then mostly dried up.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Then as the days and weeks passed, help started drying up, Ms. Green says.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025
World Aquatics worried that as records fell simply due to equipment innovations, spectators would stop watching and broadcast and sponsorship revenue would dry up.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
His theme of smacking long-distance goals continued into 2020 but then mostly dried up.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Then as the days and weeks passed, help started drying up, Ms. Green says.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025
World Aquatics worried that as records fell simply due to equipment innovations, spectators would stop watching and broadcast and sponsorship revenue would dry up.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dry up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news When athletes line up at the start of a race, the crowd often hushes in anticipation until the quiet is broken by the crack of a starter pistol.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Standing on the boardwalk near the spring boil, visitors of all ages made remarks of awe and wonder while keeping their voices hushed in a show of reverence for nature’s wonder.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Although regulations may usher in more urgency for sustainable action, the laws rolling out around transparent claims could lead to companies clamming up about their initiatives to avoid potential greenwashing penalties.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
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The acting challenge is nominally directed by Cheyenne Jackson, but functionally, scene-partner Ross never shuts up about what the queens should do, so it’s equally directed by him.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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After 1950, the country couldn’t shut up about him.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Down here on the Gulf Coast, fracked gas is being piped down to the coastal wetlands every day to be refrigerated and sold abroad.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Jason thinks Anthony needs to pipe down but also that Tzarina should assert herself more as the head of the department.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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