dummying up (Meaning)

dummying up

to say nothing

to say nothing

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

speaking, spouting (off), talking, speaking up, speaking out, 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.