drown out

Idioms  

1. Overwhelm with a louder sound, as in Their cries were drowned out by the passing train. [Early 1600s]

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Example Sentences

It’s already quite hot inside my shoebox apartment as the radiators clank away, drowning out my upstairs neighbor’s heavy footsteps with their cacophonous symphony.

From Salon

The exuberance is drowning out concerns—even among top Wall Street executives—that a significant correction is due.

From The Wall Street Journal

The other boat master came over to greet him but was drowned out by Joe’s bawling.

From Literature

The bus starts up and for a split second the wind seems to drown out the voices.

From Literature

A new award for best traditional country album has been added, after some in Nashville felt that the more modern pop-country sound was drowning out artists with a more pure country sound.

From Barron's

Related Words

• hush
• muffle