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to shout down
[phrase form: shout]
01
to silence someone or not allow their speech or opinion to be heard by making loud noises or shouting
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
shout down
3rd person singular
shouts down
Past simple
shouted down
Past participle
shouted down
Examples
The protesters tried to shout the speaker down during the controversial speech.
