51Թ

Advertisement

View synonyms for

bawl

[bawl]

verb (used without object)

  1. to cry or wail lustily.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,


verb (used with object)

  1. to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out.

    to bawl one's dissatisfaction;

    bawling his senseless ditties to the audience.

  2. to offer for sale by shouting, as a hawker.

    a peddler bawling his wares.

noun

  1. a loud shout; outcry.

  2. a period or spell of loud crying or weeping.

  3. Chiefly Midland and Western U.S.the noise made by a calf.

verb phrase

  1. Informalto scold vociferously; reprimand or scold vigorously.

    Your father will bawl you out when he sees this mess.

bawl

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. (intr) to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail

  2. to shout loudly, as in anger

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a loud shout or cry

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • bawler noun
  • outbawl verb (used with object)
  • ˈɱ noun
  • ˈɱԲ noun
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bawl1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin ܱ “to bark,” from Germanic; compare Old Norse baula “to low,” baula “cow,” perhaps a conflation of belja ( bell 2 ) with an unrecorded old root bhu-
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bawl1

C15: probably from Icelandic baula to low; related to Medieval Latin ܱ to bark, Swedish ö to low; all of imitative origin
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

But when she first saw photos of herself as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, “I literally started bawling my eyes out,” Chiles recently told People magazine.

From

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.

From

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.

From

I would just start bawling on the table.

From

"Oh my God, I cried. I bawled my eyes out," said Alfred.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


bawdyhousebawling