dummy up Sentence Examples
- The students dummy up whenever the teacher enters the classroom.
- The witness decided to dummy up and refuse to answer the lawyer's questions.
- Don't dummy up on the job; your performance matters.
- The suspect remained completely mum, refusing to dummy up any information.
- The firefighters dummy up when ordered to enter a burning building.
- The coach told the team to dummy up and focus on the game plan.
- The reporter decided to dummy up and not publish the controversial story.
- The child's lips dummy up whenever they're asked about the incident.
- The actor had to dummy up for several scenes in the silent film.
- The thief dummy up and pretended to be innocent when caught.
dummy up Meaning
dummy up (v)
make a dummy of
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
Synonyms & Antonyms of dummy up
Synonyms:
- cool-down-
- dry-up
- calm-down-
- pipe-down
- hold-one-s-peace
- quiet-down-
- hold-one-s-tongue
- hush
- shut-up
- clam-up
- settle-down-
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word dummy up
make a dummy of, refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
cool (down), dry up, calm (down), pipe down, hold one's peace, quiet (down), hold one's tongue,hush, shut up, clam up
talk, speak, talk,speak, speak out, speak up, speak up, spout (off),speak out, spout (off)
The students dummy up whenever the teacher enters the classroom.
The witness decided to dummy up and refuse to answer the lawyer's questions.
Don't dummy up on the job; your performance matters.
The suspect remained completely mum, refusing to dummy up any information.
