shut up
verb
shut up; shutting up; shuts up
: to cause (a person) to stop talking
: to cease writing or speaking
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
Time for the greatest dealmaker of all time to put up or shut up.
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
Go to court, stop tweeting and put up or shut up in front of the judges.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
Trending Today Two key stories on The Hill right now:
Republicans want Musk to shut up about Social Security
Senate Republicans want Elon Musk to stop talking about Social Security, and the Department of Government Efficiency to leave it alone.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
Go to court, stop tweeting and put up or shut up in front of the judges.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
Trending Today Two key stories on The Hill right now:
Republicans want Musk to shut up about Social Security
Senate Republicans want Elon Musk to stop talking about Social Security, and the Department of Government Efficiency to leave it alone.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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