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

Hotter and drier summers in the Rocky Mountains are drying up the Colorado River, the source of more than one-third of Arizona’s water. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

As those funds began drying up in September 2023, some states started to address these shortfalls on their own. — Caitlyn Collins, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Nevertheless, the agency told the company to temporarily shut down some of its nearby injection wells, and, according to Faulkner, the purge on his land dried up for the first time in years. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

But the problem in Dalby is that trust dried up with the bore water, and some residents don’t see the same opportunity touted by AI companies, the council and the government – just more potential problems. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026