shout down

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

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How to use shout down in a sentence

It reflects a determination to shut or shout down the president any time he dares speak of the court.
Obama Follows Reagan, FDR in Airing Supreme Court, Constitution Views|Jeff Shesol|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This gallery swarmed with people eager for a scene, ready to applaud or shout down the speakers below.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
Then the voice of the captain at his post, roaring out his orders, trying to shout down the monster's myriad voices.
The Tremendous Event|Maurice Leblanc
Jacob lay sound asleep upon a locker in the cuddy within easy reach of a shout down the companionway or through the skylight.
My Danish Sweetheart, Volume 3 of 3|William Clark Russell

Lie awake at night and hear the wind blowing; hear it knock at every man's door and shout down every man's chimney.
A Miscellany of Men|G. K. Chesterton
Nevertheless, the champions of feminine superiority may find it hard work to shout down the glorifiers of masculine achievement.
The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2|Various

Other Idioms and Phrases with shout down

shout down

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

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