as in drying up
to stop talking
the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream
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Verb
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The health of the debt market is in sharp contrast to that of regional stock exchanges, where indices are lagging the US and emerging markets and the flow of IPOs is drying up.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
30 Dec. 2025 -
On Saturday, funding for SNAP federal food assistance drying up.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There are a lot of ways to declutter out there—the pile method and the discernment method are two of them, and now, everyone’s hushing their house.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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Unfortunately, the austerity and elegance of the downstairs dining room acts as a dampener, hushing the salad’s brashness and sapping much of the fun.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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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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“Quieting (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieting%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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