Drown out meaning
Drown out is a phrasal verb that means for a loud sound to prevent a quieter one from being heard.
- Past simple
- drowned out
- Past participle
- drowned out
- -ing form
- drowning out
What drown out means
make sound inaudibleC2informal
For a loud sound to prevent a quieter one from being heard
Traffic noise drowned out their conversation.
Similar phrasal verbs
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does drown out mean?
For a loud sound to prevent a quieter one from being heard.
What is the past tense of drown out?
Drowned out, which is also its past participle.
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