as in to hush
to stop talking
all of a sudden the suspect just dummied up and demanded the presence of an attorney
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The Golden State Warriors have extended a final chapter for their dynastic journey, while the Dallas Mavericks are hushing away fake mourners and apoplectic fans.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025 -
Elsewhere, this could only be a scene of sensory overload, but its eye-of-the-storm geography made the Bowl a kind of redoubt, cool and dark and almost hushed under the purple sky.—
Michael Owen,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The problem started with the pandemic; although road traffic dried up, the death rate leapt by 20 percent.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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This can be risky because if that source dries up, the business could struggle.—
Adam Fineberg,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
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The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.—
Ben McGrath,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Respect for other viewers means piping down.—
Joel Mathis,
theweek,
4 Dec. 2024
Verb
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It is put up or shut up time for the UCLA men’s basketball team.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
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Or shut up’ The members of the Jan. 6 investigative committee are hitting back at President Trump for his threat to nullify the presidential pardons surrounding their work.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Dummy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dummy%20up. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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