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bawl
[ bawl ]
verb (used without object)
- to cry or wail lustily.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out:
to bawl one's dissatisfaction;
bawling his senseless ditties to the audience.
- to offer for sale by shouting, as a hawker:
a peddler bawling his wares.
noun
- a loud shout; outcry.
- a period or spell of loud crying or weeping.
- Chiefly Midland and Western U.S. the noise made by a calf.
verb phrase
- Informal. to scold vociferously; reprimand or scold vigorously:
Your father will bawl you out when he sees this mess.
bawl
/ ɔː /
verb
- intr to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail
- to shout loudly, as in anger
noun
- a loud shout or cry
Derived Forms
- ˈɱ, noun
- ˈɱԲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɱ· noun
- dzܳ·ɱ verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bawl1
Example Sentences
I was mourning that I didn’t take my daughter’s pictures she painted for me and I was just bawling because clothes, shoes, dishes, they’re all replaceable, but this stuff will never be replaced.
He tells me an anecdote about a young woman who said she started bawling when Sean Dino Johnson — one of the real former inmates — rolls around on the floor playing with a sword.
I would just start bawling on the table.
"Oh my God, I cried. I bawled my eyes out," said Alfred.
"Then I stood in her kitchen with the shock and the terror of seeing my house burn. I was bawling my eyes out."
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