dummy up
Verb
Meaning
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
make a dummy of
Source: WordNetSynonyms
dummy
shut up
close up
clam up
be quiet
button up
belt up
hush
shush
quiet
silence
muzzle
choke
wrap up
pipe down
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Examples
The children shut up when their father approached
dummy up the books that are to be published