dry up
verb
dried up; drying up; dries up
: to cut off the supply of
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
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Examples of dry up in a Sentence
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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But the company has struggled financially since the ubiquitous demand for COVID-19 tests has shriveled and the spigot for government funding has dried up.
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Besieged by creditors and with his income drying up, Rudolph W. Giuliani laid out an austerity program of sorts in January for a federal bankruptcy court.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Besieged by creditors and with his income drying up, Rudolph W. Giuliani laid out an austerity program of sorts in January for a federal bankruptcy court.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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