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
Vesa (1)VE-sahFinnish
Mis'id-Arabic
Tamaya-Native American, Quechua
Glendower-Welsh
EvanEV-ən (English)Welsh, English
Patton['pætn]