少しノート:英語:drown words
drown words:言葉をかき消す
drown:〔音をもっと大きな音で〕かき消す、聞こえないようにする(文脈による)
例文
"Of course," and Miss Marple went on, drowning her friend's words, "and I wonder, too, if Margaret wouldn't mind if you didn't arrive for tea, if you arrived at seven, perhaps