shout down

Verb

Meaning

silence or overwhelm by shouting

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

boo howl whistle mock spit shout scream yell taunt hiss hoot siss wheeze heckle seethe
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Antonyms

say encourage praise acclaim approve admire
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Hypernyms

hush still silence shut up quieten hush up

Examples

The righteous will claim sole domain on judgment. The righteous are the first to make hands into fists, the first to shout down dissenters, the first to bully others into compliance. Steven Erikson

They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech. James Stockdale

Close letter words and terms

shout at shout blue murder shout box shout fire in a crowded theater shout for shout from the rooftops