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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“Shout down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shout%20down. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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