Shout Down (Verb)
Meaning
Silence or overwhelm by shouting.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The crowd began to shout down the opposition's speakers, drowning out their arguments with angry chants.
- She tried to make her voice heard, but the crowd's loud jeers and whistles threatened to shout her down.
- The protesters attempted to shout down the-government official during the speech, but security quickly intervened.
- He stood his ground and tried not to be intimidated as the group of hecklers tried to shout him down.
- The politician was forced to abandon her speech after the crowd began to shout her down.