bawl
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
bawls;
bawled;
bawling
bawls;
bawled;
bawling
Britannica Dictionary definition of BAWL
1
[no object]
:
to cry very loudly
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He lay on his bed, bawling [=sobbing, wailing] uncontrollably.
◊ To bawl your eyes out is to cry loudly especially for a long time.
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It's the saddest book I've ever read. I bawled my eyes out at the end.
2
informal
:
to say or shout (something) using a very loud voice
[+ object]
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“Get in the car!” he bawled.
[no object]
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The sergeant bawled [=shouted, yelled] at the soldier.
bawl out
[phrasal verb]
bawl out (someone)
or
bawl (someone) out
chiefly US, informal
:
to yell at (someone) for doing something bad or wrong
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His boss bawled him out for forgetting about the meeting.
