Synonyms of dry up

dry up

verb

as in to quiet (down)

to stop talking

sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quiet (down)
• hush
• clam up
• shut up
• settle (down)
• pipe down
• cool (down)
• calm (down)
• dummy up
• belt up
• hold one's tongue
• hem
• haw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speak
• talk
• speak out
• speak up
• spout (off)
• sound off
• pipe up
• talk up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dry up

Major figures such as Edie Falco, Kent Jones, and Isabella Rossellini leapt to his support, while donations to the CAC dried up, and box office receipts cratered, IndieWire reported last month. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026

And in Honduras, Milexy Rodríguez lost 15 cows in 40 days when drought dried up her lagoon, rebuilding by drilling a well and diversifying. — Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026

Caves and overhangs here have protected at least 15,000 examples of rock art, some thought to be 10,000 years old, depicting people hunting or dancing, giraffes, cattle, and jars possibly for carrying water as the region dried up. — Heather Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

When galleries shut down during the pandemic, his art sales dried up. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026