clamming up

present participle of clam up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamming up
Verb
  • Stored this way, limes should last for about a month or longer with wrinkling or drying up.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • And yet those pipelines may be drying up.
    Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sky News is shutting up shop on its dedicated business show after more than a decade.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Clamming up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamming%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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