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bawl Listen to audio/ˈbɑ:l/ verb
bawls; bawled; bawl·ing
1 [no obj] : to cry very loudly
He lay on his bed, bawling [=sobbing, wailing] uncontrollably. To bawl your eyes out is to cry loudly especially for a long time.
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 [+ obj] Get in the car! he bawled. [no obj] 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
His boss bawled him out for forgetting about the meeting.

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