dummy up

verb

Definition of dummy upnext
as in to dry up
to stop talking all of a sudden the suspect just dummied up and demanded the presence of an attorney

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dummy up
  1. dry up
  2. hush
  3. clam up
  4. pipe down
  5. shut up
Verb
  • As Colorado dries up in a historic drought, scofflaws violating water restrictions have sparked tension throughout the state’s largest metropolitan area, turning residential streets into checkerboards of virtue and vice.
    — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 July 2026
  • The power is real, but without a swing change, the homers will dry up.
    — Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of dry up
Verb
  • But within the cozy world of footballing governance, any dissent was mostly hushed—except in Norway.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
  • That emphasis on feeling rather than just doing is what sets house hushing apart.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Definition of hush
Verb
  • Anyone asked by local or national media over the past few months if they’d been invited to the nuptials clammed up quickly.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • On Israel, a lot of candidates have clammed up.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of clam up
Verb
  • 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
  • And he was told by his former teammate, Patrick Ewing, one of the greatest Knicks of all time, to pipe down because there were listening devices everywhere.
    — Brian Barrett, Wired News, 11 June 2026
Definition of pipe down
Verb
  • 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
  • Doing it with 10 men against Mexico or in the closing stages against Norway is one thing; trying to shut up shop against a team with Argentina’s firepower for more than half an hour was an act of self sabotage.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of shut up
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“Dummy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dummy%20up. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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