hail down

verb

to fall from the sky, as hail

“Criticism hailed down on them.”

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Meanings

verbhail down (third-person singular simple present hails down, present participle hailing down, simple past and past participle hailed down)

present singular third person hails down · participle present hailing down · participle past hailed down · past hailed down

  1. intransitiveto fall from the sky, as hail
  2. figurativelyintransitiveto beat down suddenly and harshly

    Criticism hailed down on them.

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APA

hail down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hail%20down

MLA

“hail down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hail%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hail down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hail%20down.

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