shut up
verb
shut up; shutting up; shuts up
: to cause (a person) to stop talking
: to cease writing or speaking
Synonyms of shut up
Examples of shut up in a Sentence
you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up
nothing I said would shut them up
Recent Examples on the Web
Charlie Davis on Survivor 46 wouldn’t shut up about Taylor Swift.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025
Some bits of this chapter have been used for generations to say to women, sit down, shut up, and make the tea.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Moviegoers' comic enjoyment was so prominent that at one point, a foul-mouthed viewer yelled for everyone to shut up.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Get it out of your system, and then shut up and never say it again.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025
Some bits of this chapter have been used for generations to say to women, sit down, shut up, and make the tea.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Moviegoers' comic enjoyment was so prominent that at one point, a foul-mouthed viewer yelled for everyone to shut up.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Get it out of your system, and then shut up and never say it again.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shut up
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut%20up. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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