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to outshout

to outshout

1 6.7
To shout louder than another person
  • verb
  • /aʊtʃaʊt/
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  • Each standard had its thousand adherents trying to outshout the other group.
  • trying to outshout

Examples

  • In spite of her tenderness, Aunt Jenny could outshout, outgesture, and outstare the loudest of my Italian relatives.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • When the debate became heated, both candidates attempted to outshout their opponent to be heard clearly.

  • And both those factors (job experience and economic perceptions) probably outshout other fickle beasts in public opinion.

    Blog text (26)

  • Instead of trying to outshout the engines' roar through the partition, the copilot pointed to the earpiece of his helmet.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • During the concert, the enthusiastic fans tried to outshout each other to show their support.

  • At the sporting event, the rival teams' supporters began to outshout one another, creating an electrifying atmosphere.

Synonyms

to shout over
vsto outshout
4 4.0

Speak loudly so others can hear you above noise

compares loudness directly to another person rather than to noise
to outroar
vsto outshout
9.9

Make a louder sound than another person or thing

aims simply to be louder than another person without deep force

How Loud

bellow
20 4.6
to outshout
1 6.7
to yell
∞ 1.0
to shout
644 1.0
to speak
  • Literature
569 6.5
to murmur
11 4.2
to whisper
586 1.0

Surface Forms

outshout infinitive
outshouted past
outshouted past participle
outshouting present participle
outshouts third person singular

Morphology

outshout = shout (transparent) = out + shout

The meaning is directly derived from the prefix 'out-' indicating surpassing or exceeding in the action of shouting.

Etymology

The word outshout combines out-, which means 'more than', and shout, which means 'to call loudly'. So to outshout someone is to shout louder than them and be heard over them.