chewing up the scenery (verb) ham it up: be theatrical
Sinonime: benumb, bottle up, cork up, dampen, deaden, decrease the volume,
drown, gag, hush, keep it down,
lower,
moderate, muzzle, pipe down, put damper on, put the lid on,
reduce, silence, soft-pedal,
soften, subdue, turn down
Antonime: articulate,
speak,
voice