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- Dictionarybawl/bɔːl/
verb
- 1. shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly: "‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal" Similar Opposite
- 2. weep or cry noisily: "one by one the children all started bawling" Similar
noun
- 1. a loud, unrestrained shout: "he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl"
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The meaning of BAWL is to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly. How to use bawl in a sentence.
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.
to cry loudly: He was bawling his eyes out. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verb. bawl someone out. (Definition of bawl from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) bawl | American Dictionary. verb [ I ] us / bɔl /
1. (intransitive) to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail. 2. to shout loudly, as in anger. noun.
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.
bawl. [intransitive, transitive] to shout loudly, especially in an unpleasant or angry way. bawl (at somebody) She bawled at him in front of everyone. Some noisy students were bawling for more food. bawl (out) something (at somebody) He sat in his office bawling orders at his secretary.
bawl meaning, definition, what is bawl: to shout in a loud voice: Learn more.
