bawled; bawling; bawls
1
: to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly
a sergeant bawling at his troops
2
: to cry loudly : wail
He lay on his bed, bawling uncontrollably.
: to cry out at the top of one's voice
"Get out of the car!" she bawled.
bawler
noun
: a loud prolonged cry : outcry
… political bawls and bellows about cattle prices …—
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Verb
“Get in the car!” he bawled.
he bawled for days after his dog died
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Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Frieda, now entirely incapable of playing nice, taking big, blatant swipes at her daughters, Shelly grimly staring at the board, and finally, Nancy bawling, and stomping out of the room.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
That night, Faris saw a woman near her bawl and wide-eyed grown-ups run.
—Washington Post, 21 July 2021
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Verb
Traumatized doesn’t begin to describe Emily’s reaction as Shawkat slowly starts bawling in disbelief.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Frieda, now entirely incapable of playing nice, taking big, blatant swipes at her daughters, Shelly grimly staring at the board, and finally, Nancy bawling, and stomping out of the room.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
Noun
As the weekend’s big game approached, David Singleton could have staged his own super bawl.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
That night, Faris saw a woman near her bawl and wide-eyed grown-ups run.
—Washington Post, 21 July 2021
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“Bawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bawl. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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