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- DictionaryBawl/bôl/
verb
- 1. weep or cry noisily: "one by one the children all started bawling"
- 2. shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly: "“Move!” bawled the drill sergeant"
noun
- 1. a loud, unrestrained shout: "he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl"
The meaning of BAWL is to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly. How to use bawl in a sentence.
to shout in a very loud voice: She bawled at me to sit down. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shouting & screaming. barracking. bellow. bray. burst out. call (something) out. clamour. cry out. give someone a shout idiom. holler. howl. make a scene idiom. raise. shouty. shriek. squawk. the hairdryer treatment. thunder. See more results »
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.
Jun 27, 2024 · bawl (third-person singular simple present bawls, present participle bawling, simple past and past participle bawled) ( transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. ( intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry . ( intransitive) To weep profusely.
If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you.
to cry or wail; a loud shout, outcry; scold: Your mom will bawl you out for being late.
to shout in a very loud voice: She bawled at me to sit down. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shouting & screaming. at the top of your lungs idiom. barracking. bellow. burst out. call (something) out. clamor. cry out. ejaculate. give someone a shout idiom. holler. howl. lung. shouty. squawk. thunder. whoop. yip. See more results »
To bawl is to weep or wail loudly. If you tend to bawl at sad movies, you might want to bring some tissues for wiping your tears and blowing your nose. If a baby bawls all night, he doesn't just cry — he sobs and howls.
Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. bawled, bawling, bawls. To cry or sob loudly; wail. American Heritage. To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell.
Definition of bawl verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
