shout down

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to drown, overwhelm, or silence by shouting or talking loudly

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shout down Idioms  

1. Overwhelm or silence by yelling or jeering, as in The audience went wild and shouted down the speaker. [c. 1920]

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Example Sentences

This came as the Truman administration had just been shouted down by domestic and foreign opposition to a short-lived attempt to hand control of atomic weapons to the United Nations.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It definitely feels more performative in the chamber, there's a lot of punching down, shouting down."

From BBC

Nearing 90, Riefenstahl is seen shouting down Müller over inconvenient details about her friendship with Goebbels.

From Los Angeles Times

Hipolito and other bystanders rushed to film the actions and shout down the agents.

From Los Angeles Times

When British Prime Minister Clement Attlee proposed a British withdrawal from the Arabian territories at the same time as the withdrawal from India, he was shouted down.

From BBC

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