drown out

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drown out

verb drowns out · drowning out · drowned out

idiomatic To cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than. He uses the music to drown out other noises around him.
Similar: outdin

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verb to cover

Deutsch	übertönen
Русский	заглуша́ть zaglušátʹ, заглуши́ть zaglušítʹ

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@misc{drown_out_2026,
  title = {drown out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drown%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}