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shouting down

shouting down is the present participle and gerund of shout down.

Meaning of shout down

Verb

shout down (third-person singular simple present shouts down, present participle shouting down, simple past and past participle shouted down)

  1. (transitive) To shout louder than (someone) in order to force through one's argument or point of view.
    • He had shouted down at least one judge in the Mairie de Luxembourg after a dozen cigars had failed to bring about his ends.1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 26

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What is shouting down the present participle and gerund of?
Shouting down is the present participle and gerund of shout down.

Words near shouting down in the dictionary

  1. shoutily
  2. shoutin'
  3. shouting
  4. shouting dictation
  5. shouting dictations
  6. shouting down
  7. shouting fire in a crowded theater
  8. shouting from the rooftops
  9. shouting match
  10. shouting matches
  11. shouting out

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