shout down

verb

shouted down; shouting down; shouts down

: to shout so that (someone who is speaking) cannot be heard

The crowd shouted him down when he tried to give his speech.

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Still, Marshall has been dogged by negative headlines over the last month, starting with a debate at the Kansas State Fair where the senator was shouted down by the crowd repeatedly. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 There’s a huge advantage to being able to fact-check something by shouting down the hall. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Ultimately, they were shouted down, most notably by the men who’d be told to don helmets and shoulder pads and smack one another into submission. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 This person is frequently shouted down by the presenter and the other panellist. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shout down

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