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
The country has seen several nationwide power cuts linked to the El Niño phenomenon drying up rivers that fuel its hydroelectric power plants.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The problem started with the pandemic; although road traffic dried up, the death rate leapt by 20 percent.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
This can be risky because if that source dries up, the business could struggle.
—Adam Fineberg, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Demand for commodities falls as people drive and fly less, and building and other investment activity dries up.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The problem started with the pandemic; although road traffic dried up, the death rate leapt by 20 percent.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
This can be risky because if that source dries up, the business could struggle.
—Adam Fineberg, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Demand for commodities falls as people drive and fly less, and building and other investment activity dries up.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
Verb
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The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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In his nearly 30-minute remarks, the 82-year-old often sounded hushed, with several distinct outbursts in defense of Social Security and its recipients.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2025
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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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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The love that once dared not speak its name now can’t shut up.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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It is put up or shut up time for the UCLA men’s basketball team.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Yes and became yes and no, much like a musical conductor tells the strings and woodwinds to play louder and the brass to pipe down.—
Michael Alcée,
Hartford Courant,
13 Apr. 2025
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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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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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