dry up
verb
dried up; drying up; dries up
: to cut off the supply of
1
: to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply
2
: to wither or die through gradual loss of vitality
3
: to stop talking
Examples of dry up in a Sentence
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Stored this way, limes should last for about a month or longer with wrinkling or drying up.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
And yet those pipelines may be drying up.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Trick the service, and those tips dry up.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Credit dried up, and his customer base of low-income Hispanic families were buying fewer cars.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
And yet those pipelines may be drying up.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Trick the service, and those tips dry up.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Credit dried up, and his customer base of low-income Hispanic families were buying fewer cars.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dry up
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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