dry up
verb
dried up; drying up; dries up
transitive verb
: to cut off the supply of
intransitive verb
1
: to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply
2
: to wither or die through gradual loss of vitality
3
: to stop talking
Synonyms
- belt up [British]
- clam up
- dummy up
- hush
- pipe down
- quiet (down)
- shut up
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Example Sentences
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022 Goodwill and partnerships garnered throughout the pandemic should also prove valuable, and Covid-19 vaccine sales will not likely dry up overnight as many continue to seek annual boosters, and with efforts to develop combination shots underway. John Buckingham, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 That helped plants to grow and provided a greater availability of fuels that would later dry up. Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2022 Experts predict the Rio Grande will dry up completely all the way to Albuquerque this summer for the first time since the 1980s. Jim Robbins, Wired, 25 June 2022 Should the results hold, that independent spending will dry up, leaving Lukacs with little resources to wage a fall campaign in the heavily Democratic district. Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022 Vernon also noted that since the lake contributes roughly 7,7000 jobs to the local economy, at least 6,500 people in Utah could lose their jobs should the lake dry up. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 6 July 2022 The National Weather Service says a few light showers could continue in the valleys, along the coast, and maybe even a snow flurry or two along the Cascades before skies dry up to just mostly cloudy during the remainder of Friday. oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2022 In addition to sweaters and jackets, Orlando-area residents may also need their rain gear on Saturday, although the skies will dry up by evening, said Chris Gilson, meteorologist for Spectrum News 13. Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Jan. 2022 See More
Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022 Goodwill and partnerships garnered throughout the pandemic should also prove valuable, and Covid-19 vaccine sales will not likely dry up overnight as many continue to seek annual boosters, and with efforts to develop combination shots underway. John Buckingham, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 That helped plants to grow and provided a greater availability of fuels that would later dry up. Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2022 Experts predict the Rio Grande will dry up completely all the way to Albuquerque this summer for the first time since the 1980s. Jim Robbins, Wired, 25 June 2022 Should the results hold, that independent spending will dry up, leaving Lukacs with little resources to wage a fall campaign in the heavily Democratic district. Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022 Vernon also noted that since the lake contributes roughly 7,7000 jobs to the local economy, at least 6,500 people in Utah could lose their jobs should the lake dry up. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 6 July 2022 The National Weather Service says a few light showers could continue in the valleys, along the coast, and maybe even a snow flurry or two along the Cascades before skies dry up to just mostly cloudy during the remainder of Friday. oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2022 In addition to sweaters and jackets, Orlando-area residents may also need their rain gear on Saturday, although the skies will dry up by evening, said Chris Gilson, meteorologist for Spectrum News 13. Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
drying up
verb
as in clamming up
to stop talking sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- clamming up
- shutting up
- dummying up
- belting up
- piping down
- hushing
- holding one's peace
- quieting (down)
- holding one's tongue
- cooling (down)
- settling (down)
- calming (down)
- hawing
- hemming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- speaking
- talking
- spouting (off)
- talking up
- speaking out
- speaking up
- piping up
- sounding off