clamming up

present participle of clam up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamming up
Verb
  • By 1971, the demand for the dollar drying up and gold soaring privately, Nixon acted.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Strained by industrial and agricultural demand and mismanagement, and insufficiently replenished by rainfall and snow melt, three-quarters of the world's population now live in areas where the water is drying up beneath our feet.
    Kelly Parsons, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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