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

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

Pro-trans activists seemingly got wind of the rally and attempted to shout down at those in support of Cunningham. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for shout down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown