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
Hopcyn-Welsh
LiesLEESGerman, Dutch
Fajr-Arabic
ErmaUR-məEnglish
&Thorn;ÓRvÍ-Ancient Scandinavian
Marge[ma:dʒ]