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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However, after the Biden administration tapped into shell stockpiles to send to Ukraine, this source has dried up, too.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
The Amu Darya was a primary source of water for the Aral Sea, which has largely dried up due to the diversion of its two main rivers (the Amu Darya and Syr Darya) to irrigate Soviet-era cotton fields.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
That flow slowed somewhat in 2024, but dried up almost completely early this year.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
By 1971, the demand for the dollar drying up and gold soaring privately, Nixon acted.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
The Amu Darya was a primary source of water for the Aral Sea, which has largely dried up due to the diversion of its two main rivers (the Amu Darya and Syr Darya) to irrigate Soviet-era cotton fields.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
That flow slowed somewhat in 2024, but dried up almost completely early this year.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
By 1971, the demand for the dollar drying up and gold soaring privately, Nixon acted.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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