dummying up Sentence Examples

The team's star player was dummying up on the field, causing the coach to pull him from the game.
The witness refused to cooperate, dummying up and refusing to answer any questions.
The suspect pretended to be injured, dummying up to avoid questioning.
The student pretended not to understand the question, dummying up to avoid answering.
The child feigned sickness, dummying up to get out of school.
The prisoner was punished for dummying up, refusing to speak to the guards.
The spy went undercover, dummying up to gather information without raising suspicion.
The employee was fired for dummying up during a crucial meeting.
The politicians were accused of dummying up during a press conference, avoiding tough questions.
The suspect's lawyer advised him to dummy up until they had a chance to prepare a defense strategy.

dummying up Meaning

to say nothing

to say nothing

holding one's peace, shutting up, settling (down), piping down, clamming up, quieting (down), belting up,drying up, cooling (down), hushing

speaking, talking, spouting (off), speaking out, speaking up, sounding off,talking up,piping up

The team's star player was dummying up on the field, causing the coach to pull him from the game.

The witness refused to cooperate, dummying up and refusing to answer any questions.

The suspect pretended to be injured, dummying up to avoid questioning.

The student pretended not to understand the question, dummying up to avoid answering.