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shout down
verb as in hiss
verb as in hoot
Example Sentences
This came as the Truman administration had just been shouted down by domestic and foreign opposition to a short-lived attempt to hand control of atomic weapons to the United Nations.
"It definitely feels more performative in the chamber, there's a lot of punching down, shouting down."
Nearing 90, Riefenstahl is seen shouting down Müller over inconvenient details about her friendship with Goebbels.
Hipolito and other bystanders rushed to film the actions and shout down the agents.
"If I want something to happen then it still happens. Do you understand pastor?" the gang boss shouts down the line.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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