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
Federal employees have gone without pay, money continues to dry up across critical agencies and millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers won't receive full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits this month.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Step away before your ideas dry up, not after.
—Rochelle Ratkaj, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
But in the fourth quarter, Dallas’ offense dried up.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
On Saturday, funding for SNAP federal food assistance drying up.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Step away before your ideas dry up, not after.
—Rochelle Ratkaj, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
But in the fourth quarter, Dallas’ offense dried up.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
On Saturday, funding for SNAP federal food assistance drying up.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 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
Verb
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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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Some bits of this chapter have been used for generations to say to women, sit down, shut up, and make the tea.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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Moviegoers' comic enjoyment was so prominent that at one point, a foul-mouthed viewer yelled for everyone to shut up.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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 17 Nov. 2025.
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