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
By 1971, the demand for the dollar drying up and gold soaring privately, Nixon acted.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Strained by industrial and agricultural demand and mismanagement, and insufficiently replenished by rainfall and snow melt, three-quarters of the world's population now live in areas where the water is drying up beneath our feet.
—Kelly Parsons, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Hydrants drying up within hours of the ignition of blazes in January proved an issue in the spread of the fires.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Entry-level corporate jobs are down, internship offers are drying up, and employers increasingly expect rookies to arrive fully skilled.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
But Japan’s supply is drying up with record heat and a shortage of tea farmers, spiking prices that could rise even more with new 15% tariffs on Japanese imports into the United States.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
Money guaranteed by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act is drying up, forcing staff to take on more work with fewer people.
—Ryan Oehrli
august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Strained by industrial and agricultural demand and mismanagement, and insufficiently replenished by rainfall and snow melt, three-quarters of the world's population now live in areas where the water is drying up beneath our feet.
—Kelly Parsons, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Hydrants drying up within hours of the ignition of blazes in January proved an issue in the spread of the fires.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Entry-level corporate jobs are down, internship offers are drying up, and employers increasingly expect rookies to arrive fully skilled.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
But Japan’s supply is drying up with record heat and a shortage of tea farmers, spiking prices that could rise even more with new 15% tariffs on Japanese imports into the United States.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
Money guaranteed by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act is drying up, forcing staff to take on more work with fewer people.
—Ryan Oehrli
august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drying up
shutting up
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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 7 Sep. 2025.
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