dummy up

verb

Definition of dummy upnext
as in to hush
to stop talking all of a sudden the suspect just dummied up and demanded the presence of an attorney

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dummy up
  1. hush
  2. dry up
  3. clam up
  4. pipe down
  5. shut up
Verb
  • Matthews’ voice swung from gravelly to hushed in a simple, affecting tribute.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Throughout the first act, the auditorium was hushed.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of hush
Verb
  • Federal funding — like how the U.S. Forest Service has been handing out $1.5 billion for planting trees in urban areas, made possible by the IRA — might dry up for many local projects, but city governments, community groups, and philanthropies will still be there.
    Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Blue skies returned to the Bay Area on Thursday, quickly drying up most of the evidence that the first of two storms ever arrived.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of dry up
Verb
  • Judges struggle to name favorite cheese Ask a judge to pick their favorite and most will clam up, dodge the question or offer a long, unranked list.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • One social worker said that a girl clammed up in a recent interview that her mother was invited to.
    Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
Definition of clam up
Verb
  • Alexander’s trash talk ensued and Wicks got up and shoved Alexander, who told Wicks to pipe down.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
  • So, the liberal media should pipe down and order the flowers.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
Definition of pipe down
Verb
  • Ever the peacekeeper, Amanda gets them to shut up by sharing the news about Carmen, a forceful reminder that their problems are small potatoes.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • She’s seen men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of shut up
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dummying up

dummy up

dump

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