howl down



howl someone down

 and hoot someone down
Fig. to yell at or boo someone's performance; to force someone to stop talking by yelling or booing. The audience howled the inept magician down. They howled down the musician.
See also: down, howl

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IngramING-grəmEnglish
InaEE-nə (English), IE-nə (English), EE-nah (Swedish, Dutch, Limburgish)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Limburgish, Croatian
Raphaelra-fa-EL (French), RAF-ee-el (English), RAY-fee-əl (English)German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Akhenatonah-kə-NAH-tən (English)Ancient Egyptian
ThurstanTHUR-stənEnglish (Rare)
HathorHAHTH-awr (English)Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)