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howl down

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to prevent (a speaker) from being heard by shouting disapprovingly

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Still, she said, in conditions like the ones last week, when the winds howl down the Newhall pass, the lines should be turned off.

From Los Angeles Times

On Friday night, forecasters predicted Santa Barbara’s notorious sundowner winds, which howl down the mountain canyons to the coast, driving flames and embers with them.

From Los Angeles Times

As snow falls and gale force winds howl down city streets, some residents of the Big Apple now seek “blizzard buddies.”

From Washington Times

Winter is upon us; the biting winds rattle our window-shutters and howl down our chimneys.

From Project Gutenberg

On our last night along Costa Navarino, at a beach party at the Maniadakises’ beachside surf shack, though, I got word that the Meltemis, strong summertime winds that howl down to the Aegean from Central Russia, would be bringing epic waves for the next few days to the Cyclades, the islands southeast of Athens.

From New York Times