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shut up
verb
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Divide shut up into syllables:

shut
up

How to pronounce shut up:

Definition of shut up:

shut up (verb):
to cause (a person) to stop talking

Synonyms for shut up:

dry uphush

Antonyms for shut up:

speaktalk

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