shut up

verb

Definition of shut upnext
1
as in to dry up
to stop talking you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up

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2
as in to shush
to stop the noise or speech of nothing I said would shut them up

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Recent Examples of shut up Our early testing has already shown that Siri AI knows when to shut up, and that’s very much by design. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 12 June 2026 The audience is there in the flesh, shutting up and paying attention to your talent. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Gabriel Magalhães and William Saliba shut up shop at the back. — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 23 May 2026 The core Mom skills — listening, caring, advising; maybe a little nagging, maybe shutting up — never go away. — Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shut up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
  1. dry up
  2. shush
  3. hush
  4. silence
  5. clam up
  6. quiet
  7. belt up
  8. mute
Verb
  • With some funds set to dry up within weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed lawmakers to address the increasingly urgent shortfall.
    — Noah Robertson, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
  • With the cap rising and free agency drying up, teams had to get more creative this summer — and that helped grease the wheels to more player movement.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of dry up
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  • His interactions with Daemon (Matt Smith) last season, going so far as to shush him at one point, were a breath of fresh air.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Definition of shush
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
  • The former staffers’ attorneys tried to force her to testify in this week’s trial against Basabe, and plaintiffs have pointed to her noncooperation as evidence of the alleged House cover-up of Basabe’s actions and silencing of potential witnesses.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Golden State started with a 12-2 run to silence a rowdy Indiana crowd.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of silence
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
  • It was called for by Raffensperger in an attempt to quiet suspicion about the election.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • As the eerie haze settled in over the city, summer quieted to a standstill.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of quiet
Verb
  • The evening’s co-main event bout between Raymond Ford and Thomas Mattice also has a belt up for grabs.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Going back home Sunday looks nice, except for the Lake Effect Snow belt up in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
    — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of belt up
Verb
  • Shadows will soften, colors will become muted, and daylight will take on an unusual quality that many first-time eclipse watchers find surprising.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • Next is a crisp 39% clearance on the Soundcore Space A40 noise-cancelling earbuds, a set of pocket-sized acoustic shields designed to instantly mute external chaos.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Definition of mute

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