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
Kausalya-Hinduism
Michail-Greek, Russian
CaitlinKAHT-leen (Irish), KAYT-lin (English)Irish, English
Hitomihee-to-meeJapanese
Nkruma-Western African, Akan
Jeetendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi