shout down
phrasal 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
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The program forces participants to productively engage with the reasons for their own beliefs and values, rather than just shouting down the other side, said Jemmett, who serves on the board of the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee and is president of the Idaho Onion Growers Association.
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
Many people don’t like it when speakers are shouted down on college campuses or when peaceful street demonstrators are jailed or battered by law enforcement.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
During the anti-pension-reform marches last spring, its deputies became well known for shouting down Macron’s ministers.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Fierce protests became common, with crowds clogging the pier and Pacific Coast Highway to shout down coronavirus precautions or cheer Trump.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
Two demonstrators were escorted out of the bar for trying to shout down Haley during the remarks.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2024
During the special session, Epps sat in the House gallery with pro-Palestinian protestors and shouted down at her colleagues below.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2024
Students shout down professors and guest speakers; social-media mobs hound people for errors of opinion; human-rights activists tear down flyers of children and babies held hostage.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
As became obvious with the anti-vaccine movement, simply shouting down dissident voices, without trying to find some sort of epistemological common ground, is futile.
—Douglas Girardot, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
Many people don’t like it when speakers are shouted down on college campuses or when peaceful street demonstrators are jailed or battered by law enforcement.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
During the anti-pension-reform marches last spring, its deputies became well known for shouting down Macron’s ministers.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Fierce protests became common, with crowds clogging the pier and Pacific Coast Highway to shout down coronavirus precautions or cheer Trump.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
Two demonstrators were escorted out of the bar for trying to shout down Haley during the remarks.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2024
During the special session, Epps sat in the House gallery with pro-Palestinian protestors and shouted down at her colleagues below.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2024
Students shout down professors and guest speakers; social-media mobs hound people for errors of opinion; human-rights activists tear down flyers of children and babies held hostage.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
As became obvious with the anti-vaccine movement, simply shouting down dissident voices, without trying to find some sort of epistemological common ground, is futile.
—Douglas Girardot, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
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“Shout down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shout%20down. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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