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howl down — To drown out (a speaker) with angry cries • • • Main Entry: ↑howl * * * ˌhowl ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they howl down he/she/it howls … Useful english dictionary
howl down — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If you are howled down, people prevent you from speaking or giving your opinion, often by shouting angrily. [mainly BRIT] [be V ed P] The president was howled down by hundreds of opponents. Syn: shout down (in AM, use… … English dictionary
howl down — silence by shouting at … English contemporary dictionary
howl — /howl/, v.i. 1. to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf. 2. to utter a similar cry in distress, pain, rage, etc.; wail. 3. to make a sound like an animal howling: The wind howls through the trees. 4. Informal. to go on… … Universalium
howl — [houl] vi. [ME hulen, akin to Ger heulen < IE echoic base * kāu > Sans kāuti, (it) cries, OHG hūwila, owl] 1. to utter the long, loud, wailing cry of wolves, dogs, etc. 2. to utter a similar cry of pain, anger, grief, etc. 3. to make a… … English World dictionary
howl — howl1 [haul] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From the sound] 1.) if a dog, ↑wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound →↑bark ▪ The dogs howled all night. 2.) [I] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
howl — [[t]ha͟ʊl[/t]] howls, howling, howled 1) VERB If an animal such as a wolf or a dog howls, it makes a long, loud, crying sound. Somewhere in the streets beyond a dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon. N COUNT Howl is also a noun. The dog let out … English dictionary
howl — I UK [haʊl] / US verb Word forms howl : present tense I/you/we/they howl he/she/it howls present participle howling past tense howled past participle howled 1) [intransitive] if a dog or similar animal howls, it makes a long loud sound wolves… … English dictionary
howl — [[t]haʊl[/t]] v.i. 1) anb (of a dog, wolf, or the like) to utter a characteristic loud, prolonged, mournful cry 2) anb (of a person or animal) to utter a similar cry, as in pain or rage; wail 3) to make a sound like an animal howling: The wind… … From formal English to slang
howl — /haʊl / (say howl) verb (i) 1. to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf. 2. to utter a similar cry in distress, pain, rage, etc.; wail. 3. to make a sound like an animal howling: the wind is howling. –verb (t) 4. to… …
