as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Recent Examples of dry up
For buyers, extra money dries up GM’s strategy of crafting electrified options for its most popular models like the Chevrolet Blazer, Equinox and Silverado directly addressed what consumers wanted from the automaker’s emerging offerings, said Joseph Yoon, Edmunds' consumer insights analyst.
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Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Shop my favorite on-sale Amazon fashion finds, from brown suede bags to rugby shirts, below—and don’t wait too long, since the deals dry up at midnight.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Federal funding for those programs dried up a couple of years later, but about 30 states decided to find other ways to pay for the programs.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2025
As wetlands dry up and saline dust spreads, communities across the country face increasing health risks and environmental degradation.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Shop my favorite on-sale Amazon fashion finds, from brown suede bags to rugby shirts, below—and don’t wait too long, since the deals dry up at midnight.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Federal funding for those programs dried up a couple of years later, but about 30 states decided to find other ways to pay for the programs.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2025
As wetlands dry up and saline dust spreads, communities across the country face increasing health risks and environmental degradation.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
Verb
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The vibe is hushed and calming.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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McIlroy would hush the USA crowd after putts, while Reed would bow to their applause.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Then, after Austin Jackson sustained his season-ending knee injury in early November in Miami’s loss to the Bills , the Dolphins run game clammed up.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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Although that doesn’t account for those opposite behaviors (e.g., clamming up).—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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And there was the Michigan accent and the fact that the guy doesn’t shut up.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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They were made to relish going on the road and shutting up an American crowd.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The compressed air is then piped down to enormous sealed salt caverns thousands of feet below the Earth's surface for long-term storage.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
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At one point, crowd-surfers pulled pipes down from the ceiling.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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