shuts up

verb

present tense third-person singular of shut up
1
as in clams up
to stop talking you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up

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2
as in shushes
to stop the noise or speech of nothing I said would shut them up

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Recent Examples of shuts up Annette finally goes into the ocean and shuts up. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026 But establishing your lead funnyman as someone who just shuts up and stares blankly ahead isn’t a recipe for sustainable comedy. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuts up
  1. hushes
  2. shushes
  3. dries up
  4. silences
  5. mutes
  6. settles
  7. quiets
Verb
  • Sweeping views over Hyde Park and expert soundproofing that hushes those busy London street horns.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
    — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of hushes
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  • Before the chatter can continue, Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), the Cal Fire Division Chief and mother of Bode Leone (Max Thieriot), quickly shushes everyone and reminds them to focus.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Definition of shushes
Verb
  • Inside the front office, there is some sentiment internally to remaining patient and waiting to see if the market dries up on some players.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Geothermal and wind energy require expensive infrastructure, and hydro dries up in the summer.
    — Lorela U. Sandoval, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026
Definition of dries up
Verb
  • This fails to mention that partisan gerrymandering silences the voices of the voters in the district who deserve representation, especially voters from underrepresented groups that are disproportionately affected by these efforts.
    — Reese Ritter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Shame shrinks us and silences our stories.
    — Carolyn O'Laughlin, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
Definition of silences
Verb
  • The boom automatically mutes the microphone when lifted and can answer incoming calls simply by being lowered.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Using a vegetable peeler, shave a modest amount of Parmesan onto a plate (a mound of grated Parmesan may look impressive, but all that clumpy cheese mutes the dressing).
    — Sue Li, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 June 2026
Definition of mutes
Verb
  • Baltimore-area residents can expect a warm and mostly pleasant Sunday before a more unsettled weather pattern settles over Maryland for much of the workweek.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026
  • The value migrates to the bottleneck and settles with whoever holds it.
    — François Candelon, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of settles
Verb
  • One of the chiefs, Joseph Pawnee-no-pashe (also known as Governor Joe), quiets him.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • Thursday's layoffs data showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which quiets some of the week-to-week noise, fell by 2,500 to 222,000.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of quiets

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“Shuts up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuts%20up. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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