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
During firefighters’ response to the Palisades Fire, some high elevation fire hydrants dried up, hampering efforts to fight the blaze.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Vehicle thefts done through identity theft, synthetic identities and similar schemes are on the rise as lucrative fraud opportunities elsewhere dry up and vehicle prices remain robust.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Despite that, his acting work dried up and he was dropped by WME.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
But that inventory is drying up fast along with the discounts.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Vehicle thefts done through identity theft, synthetic identities and similar schemes are on the rise as lucrative fraud opportunities elsewhere dry up and vehicle prices remain robust.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Despite that, his acting work dried up and he was dropped by WME.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
But that inventory is drying up fast along with the discounts.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for dry up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
Verb
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That hushed any skeptic who assumed his power was declining, as his home run total had decreased from 36 to 29 to 24 in previous seasons.—
Zack Meisel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Giddy with excitement over the end of season win, Biles posted a video of her and her friend after the game attempting to celebrate quietly while hushing and grinning ear to ear.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
7 Jan. 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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Those rewards are less about shutting up and playing the hits than understanding that the relationship to the audience is slightly different.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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Honestly, my plan coming in was to shut up, stay under the radar.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.—
Ben McGrath,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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