The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hoot down
Hoot down \Hoot down\, v. t. To shout down; to cause (a speaker) to cease trying to speak by loud derisive shouts.
Usage examples of "hoot down".
But I finally reached the crest and collapsed as easily as I could, letting Hoot down gently then just lying there and panting.
It followed the crowds that went to the theatre and made them hoot down any playwright who dared to sin against the iron law of good taste or good sense.
He regarded it as his business to hoot down a hollow, just for the fun of it.