DRY UP Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

dry up

verb

Definition of dry up

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 As federal funding dried up after 2024, district revenues began to fall again. — Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 But without reforms, that fund will likely dry up and future fire victims seeking compensation may be forced to deal with utilities filing for bankruptcy. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Elsewhere in Europe, rivers crucial to transporting key commodities are drying up. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 However, the future of the program is currently uncertain, as funding dries up. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dry up

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The impact is lavish yet hushed; welcoming yet sharply articulated.

— Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2026
But within the cozy world of footballing governance, any dissent was mostly hushed—except in Norway.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

Definition of hush

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Ferragosto on August 15 is when all Italians down tools, shut up shop, and head for the coast.

— Catherine Fairweather, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026
Layoffs in the gaming industry have seen almost 60,000 roles cut worldwide since 2022; multiple studios and publishers have shut up shop for good.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of shut up

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The Senate can pipe down; Atlantic Trivia players are the world’s greatest deliberative body.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Since becoming mayor, though, Mamdani has piped down publicly on his calls for the freeze in order to avoid the appearance of compromising the board’s independence.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026

Definition of pipe down

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