as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Recent Examples of dry up
Additionally, decongestants help relieve stuffiness and dry up the mucus in your nose.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Oct. 2024
As the years passed, tips came in less and less frequently and, over time, dried up entirely.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Though guttation is a common occurrence on these fruiting bodies, the bright red droplets eventually dry up and turn more brown colored.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
The Amazon river is drying up, but despite the alarming decline, Latin American countries and consumers still rely heavily on fossil fuels, increasing carbon emissions.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Oct. 2024
As the years passed, tips came in less and less frequently and, over time, dried up entirely.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Though guttation is a common occurrence on these fruiting bodies, the bright red droplets eventually dry up and turn more brown colored.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
The Amazon river is drying up, but despite the alarming decline, Latin American countries and consumers still rely heavily on fossil fuels, increasing carbon emissions.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
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Matthews’ voice swung from gravelly to hushed in a simple, affecting tribute.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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Throughout the first act, the auditorium was hushed.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Judges struggle to name favorite cheese Ask a judge to pick their favorite and most will clam up, dodge the question or offer a long, unranked list.Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
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One social worker said that a girl clammed up in a recent interview that her mother was invited to.Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
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Those final panels, of the Red Skull being shut up in darkness — but not to die.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Where other artists his age have long ago decided to shut up and play the hits, the mercurial 83-year-old is using his recent tour dates to cover songs from the ’50s and play tracks off his middling 2012 album Tempest, with only the occasional scrap of red meat thrown to audiences.Chris Stanton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
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Alexander’s trash talk ensued and Wicks got up and shoved Alexander, who told Wicks to pipe down.Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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So, the liberal media should pipe down and order the flowers.Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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