drown out
drown out verb: to cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than.
Verb
drown out (third-person singular simple present drowns out, present participle drowning out, simple past and past participle drowned out)
- To cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than.
- He uses the music to drown out other noises around him.
- The fire had burned through the night and seemed barely affected by the efforts to drown it out and almost as if it were simply bored of the festival it had created, the fire lessened at daybreak.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 27, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 142
- Synonyms:
- outdin
Synonyms of drown out
Forms of drown out
| third-person singular present | drowns out |
|---|---|
| present participle | drowning out |
| past participle | drowned out |
| past | drowned out |
Questions about drown out
- What does drown out mean?
- Drown out means to cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than.
- What part of speech is drown out?
- Drown out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of drown out?
- The past tense of drown out is drowned out.
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