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shout down
shout S0369900 (shout)n. A loud cry.tr. & intr.v. shout·ed, shout·ing, shouts To say with or utter a shout. See Synonyms at yell.Phrasal Verb: shout down To overwhelm or silence by shouting loudly.
[Middle English shoute, perhaps from Old Norse skūta, a taunt; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]
shout′er n.shout down vb (tr, adverb) to drown, overwhelm, or silence by shouting or talking loudly Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | shout down - silence or overwhelm by shoutingsilence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" |
Translationsshout down
shout downTo overwhelm or overpower someone or something into silence or submission by shouting or loudly criticizing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shout" and "down." You can try to shout me down all you want, but you'll never silence the content of my message! Everyone in the meeting shouted down his stupid proposal.See also: down, shoutshout someone or something downto overwhelm someone or something by shouting. Mary was trying to speak, but Sally shouted her down. Ann brought up a very important suggestion, but Bob shouted it down. The lecturer had to shout down the entire audience to be heard.See also: down, shoutshout downOverwhelm or silence by yelling or jeering, as in The audience went wild and shouted down the speaker. [c. 1920] See also: down, shoutshout downv. To overwhelm or silence someone by shouting loudly: The crowd shouted down the speaker. The protestors shouted the candidate down.See also: down, shoutEncyclopediaSeeshoutshout down
Related to shout down: shutdown, shot down, shutting downWords related to shout downverb silence or overwhelm by shoutingRelated Words- silence
- still
- hush
- hush up
- quieten
- shut up
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