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
The agents told him to ‘shut up’ four times.
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Ryan Oehrli
march 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Annette finally goes into the ocean and shuts up.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday in Cortina, Italy, Shiffrin shut up her critics.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
The healthiest thing both sides can do now is shut up about it and move on.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Oehrli
march 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Annette finally goes into the ocean and shuts up.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday in Cortina, Italy, Shiffrin shut up her critics.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
The healthiest thing both sides can do now is shut up about it and move on.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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 11 Mar. 2026.
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