shout down

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shout

(shout)

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.

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shout down

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

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shout down - silence or overwhelm by shouting

silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

Translations

w>shout down

vt sep person → niederbrüllen; play → ausbuhen

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