DUMMYING UP Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

dummying up

verb

present participle of dummy up

as in drying up

to stop talking all of a sudden the suspect just dummied up and demanded the presence of an attorney

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These spots are still damp, even when the rest of the Central Valley is drying up.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
In the Rocky Mountains, years of extreme heat and drought have baked the landscape, drying up streams that feed the Colorado River and desiccating pastures where cattle graze.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of drying up

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Talk is cheap, but today the automaker put up instead of shutting up by revealing a new Nissan Z concept with a factory T-top, a feature that vanished from sports cars over two decades ago.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026
The audience is there in the flesh, shutting up and paying attention to your talent.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of shutting up

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Nelson remembers hushing her foster children back to sleep that night and calling 911, anxious for an end to those sleepless nights.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
If you’re used to traditional decluttering strategies that focus on sorting and purging, house hushing might feel strange.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

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