shout sb down
— phrasal verb with shout /ʃaʊt/ verbDefinition
› to prevent someone who is speaking at a meeting from being heard, by shouting: She was shouted down when she tried to speak on the issue of abortion.Shouting and screaming
(Definition of shout sb down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bawl verb (SHOUT)
- bellow verb
- cry out phrasal verb
- ejaculate verb (SAY)
- exclaim verb
- give sb a shout idiom
- howl noun
- howl verb (PERSON/ANIMAL)
- hurl verb
- roar verb
- scream noun (NOISE)
- scream yourself hoarse/silly idiom
- scream/shout blue murder idiom
- screech verb
- shout noun (LOUD VOICE)
- shout verb (USE LOUD VOICE)
- shouting noun
- shouty adjective
- thunder verb
- wail verb
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