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.

Examples of shout down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Strong words, but Crow's was just one voice among a broad, bipartisan chorus that shouted down what became of Freedom 250. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

Habermas makes little allowance for humans’ tendency to shout down one another, for men’s tendency to shout down women, for lies and manipulations, for the twisting of reason into its opposite. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) reports that student support for disruptive protest tactics — shouting down speakers, blocking access to events, even violence — has reached record levels. —Jason Jewell, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026

Or shouted down a guest speaker with different opinions while clad in Crocs and a hoodie? —Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for shout down

• adown
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• breakdown
• countdown
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• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
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• godown
• hometown