make oneself heard



make oneself heard

to speak loudly so that one will be heard above background noise. I had to shout to make myself heard. He screamed to make himself heard over the sound of the plane's engines.
See also: hear, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Taniel-Armenian
Lina['li:nə]
Hervey-English
MiloMIE-lo (English)English, Ancient Germanic
Hirakuhee-ṙah-kooJapanese
Donatado-NAH-tah (Italian)Italian, Late Roman