shout down
Silence through volume
To shout down is to silence someone by shouting louder than they can speak, drowning out their voice with noise: Protesters shouted down the speaker.
The phrase implies using volume rather than argument to prevent someone from being heard.
It can extend to any collective effort to silence: The proposal was shouted down in committee.
- heckleHarass a performer verbally
- drown outRender inaudible by volume
- crowd outExclude by overwhelming
- outshoutExceed in volume
- howlProlonged mournful cry
roar · talk over · barrack · boo · yell · silence · overwhelm · clamor · interrupt · jeer · vociferate · suppress · hush · dominate · mob mentality · cancel culture · bark · quiet
mode of response to speech
shout downhear out
Listen without interrupting
attend to · acknowledge · hold one's tongue · bite one's tongue