Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To cry or sob loudly; wail. synonym: cry.
- intransitive verb To cry out loudly and vehemently; shout.
- intransitive verb To utter in a loud, vehement voice. synonym: yell.
- noun A loud, bellowing cry; a wail.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shout at the top of one's voice; an outcry: as, the children set up a loud bawl.
- To bark or howl, as a dog.
- To cry out with a loud full sound; make vehement or clamorous outcries, as in pain, exultation, etc.; shout.
- To utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out.
- To cry for sale, as a hawker.
- noun Obsolete spelling of
ball .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
- transitive verb To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does.
- intransitive verb To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
- intransitive verb To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
shout orutter in a loud andintense manner. - verb intransitive To
wail ; to give out ablaring cry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb shout loudly and without restraint
- verb make a raucous noise
- verb cry loudly
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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*tayks anottur bawl frum teh rakk: a yellow furst-troll bawl*
They always seemed to know - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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The anguish of Patsy's thoughts caused him suddenly to "bawl" as he would have put it himself.
Love of Brothers Katharine Tynan 1896
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It was a good thing he had stopped to "bawl," else maybe he'd have missed the goat who had been having her fill of Mrs. McEnroe's after-grass.
Love of Brothers Katharine Tynan 1896
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It was his responsibility to bawl out Tim for doing something so dangerous, but Grady was leaving it all to Alex.
Judge deveraux The Scent of Jasmine 2011
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Fact: The midseason finale of Grey's Anatomy will make you bawl your eyes out.
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I could never pull off a full on pretend bawl, but I've got these two dimwits in the palm of my hand now and just a hint will close the deal.
Yard Sailing michael dickes 2011
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Good Omens made me laugh AND bawl like a baby … so, yeah.
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There was instant silence from the dog, although Tony continued his whining bawl in her ear.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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Then they go out into the living room and they watch the news and they try not to bawl their eyes out because monsters do exist.
Monsters Ulysses 2010
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Then they go out into the living room and they watch the news and they try not to bawl their eyes out because monsters do exist.
Archive 2010-02-01 Ulysses 2010
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