Synonyms of belting up

belting up

verb

present participle of belt up, British

as in drying up

to stop talking

the schoolboy ordered his mates to belt up about the prank

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drying up
• quieting (down)
• clamming up
• dummying up
• shutting up
• hushing
• piping down
• holding one's peace
• cooling (down)
• settling (down)
• calming (down)
• holding one's tongue
• hawing
• hemming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speaking
• talking
• speaking out
• speaking up
• spouting (off)
• talking up
• sounding off
• piping up