Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than.

    He uses the music to drown out other noises around him.

    übertönen

    заглуша́тьzaglušátʹ, заглуши́тьzaglušítʹ

    заглуша́тиzahlušáty, заглу́шуватиzahlúšuvaty, заглуши́тиzahlušýty

More definitions
  • make imperceptible

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Let the rain drown out your sorrow.

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  2. Ever louder voices of protest drowned out his speech.

    deImmer lauter werdende Proteststimmen übertönten seine Rede. — Rekholder

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  3. Your jealousy drowns out the good moments we share.

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  4. His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.

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  5. The remainder of his sentence was drowned out by the sudden noise.

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Translations

3 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to cover:
Русский
By meaning 1
to cover:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to cover:

Forms

drowns out, drowning out, drowned out, drowned out
Base formdrown out · to drown out
3rd person singulardrowns out
Present participledrowning out
Past simpledrowned out
Past participledrowned out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydrown out
he, she, itdrowns out

Past simpleLesson

all personsdrowned out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave drowned out
he, she, ithas drowned out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill drown out

Synonyms

1 synonyms
outdin

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
droughtB2drovedrownB1drowningdrowsinessdrowsydrudgeryC2
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