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shut up

VERB
be or make quiet
Synonyms
WEAK
bottle up choke dry up dummy up fall silent gag hold tongue hush keep trap shut muzzle pipe down quiet quieten quit chattering shush silence soft pedal still stop talking
Antonyms
WEAK
speak talk

Example Sentences

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It was a case of "go and score another", and never shut up shop and be cautious.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Warren: The arpeggiation in “Ordinary” — I’ll shut up about this song eventually — everyone thinks it’s a harp, but it’s a rubber bridge guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

But she decided not to shut up - or delete the group.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Mr. Easterly accurately describes the historical ideology that would tell the conquered to shut up and “enjoy the GDP.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Though I wished he’d shut up and quit helping, he was right.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck