Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shout down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
shout -down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shout louder than (someone) in order to force through one's argument or point of view.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

shouts down (present, singular) shouting down (participle, present) shouted down (participle, past) shouted down (past)

Derived Forms

shoutdown

Questions

What does shout down mean?
To shout louder than (someone) in order to force through one's argument or point of view.

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