as in quieting (down)
to stop talking
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Recent Examples of drying up
Lawmakers are bracing for another Senate vote attempting to end the government shutdown as the impact of funding drying up continues to ripple across the country nearly two weeks into the standoff.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Once the washing is done, the drying system circulates warm air – 110 °F (43 °C) – through carpet fibers, drying up to 400 sq ft of carpet in around two hours.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The company filed for bankruptcy in 2020 as travel all but halted during the coronavirus pandemic, drying up demand for rental cars.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Much of that work is getting private and public funding, even in a time when government spending on science is drying up, because the discoveries could fuel quantum computing, which is widely viewed as a potential growth industry over the next few decades.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Stored this way, limes should last for about a month or longer with wrinkling or drying up.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
And yet those pipelines may be drying up.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Farther north, the San Carlos Reservoir is on the verge of drying up, the victim of unceasing demand for the water and unceasing drought.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Beyond efforts to convenience investors their drugs are safe and effective, venture capital funding is drying up.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Once the washing is done, the drying system circulates warm air – 110 °F (43 °C) – through carpet fibers, drying up to 400 sq ft of carpet in around two hours.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The company filed for bankruptcy in 2020 as travel all but halted during the coronavirus pandemic, drying up demand for rental cars.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Much of that work is getting private and public funding, even in a time when government spending on science is drying up, because the discoveries could fuel quantum computing, which is widely viewed as a potential growth industry over the next few decades.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Stored this way, limes should last for about a month or longer with wrinkling or drying up.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
And yet those pipelines may be drying up.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Farther north, the San Carlos Reservoir is on the verge of drying up, the victim of unceasing demand for the water and unceasing drought.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Beyond efforts to convenience investors their drugs are safe and effective, venture capital funding is drying up.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drying up
shutting up
Verb
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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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Sky News is shutting up shop on its dedicated business show after more than a decade.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Drying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drying%20up. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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