bawl

[ bawl ]

/ bɔl /

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verb (used without object)

to cry or wail lustily.

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.

noun

a loud shout; outcry.

a period or spell of loud crying or weeping.

Chiefly Midland and Western U.S. the noise made by a calf.

Verb Phrases

bawl out, Informal. to scold vociferously; reprimand or scold vigorously: Your father will bawl you out when he sees this mess.

Origin of bawl

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin baulāre to bark <Germanic; compare Old Norse baula to low, baula cow, perhaps a conflation of belja (see bell²) with an old root *bhu-

SYNONYMS FOR bawl

1 howl, yowl, squall, roar, bellow.

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OTHER WORDS FROM bawl

bawler, nounoutbawl, verb (used with object)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bawl

1. bald, balled, bawled 2. ball, bawl , bowl

Words nearby bawl

bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse, bawl, bawl out, bawn, bawneen, Bax, B-axis

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Example sentences from the Web for bawl

I can't afford to feed useless boys, and it's no use to bawl about it.
In Pawn|Ellis Parker Butler
They streamed down his face and his chin and lip quivered, and then he opened his mouth and started to bawl like a baby.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Hurley'll prob'ly rave round an' tell ye ye can't, an' bawl ye out, an' raise a rookus generally, but jest stick to it.
Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps|James B. Hendryx
The only human sounds that the Parrot could bawl out were, "Come, let us be men!"
Andersen's Fairy Tales|Hans Christian Andersen

I gave him a lick on the nose that made him bawl like a calf.
A Texas Cow Boy|Chas. A. Siringo

British Dictionary definitions for bawl

bawl

/ (bɔːl) /

verb

(intr) to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail

to shout loudly, as in anger

noun

a loud shout or cry

Derived forms of bawl

bawler, nounbawling, noun

Word Origin for bawl

C15: probably from Icelandic baula to low; related to Medieval Latin baulāre to bark, Swedish böla to low; all of imitative origin

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单词	bawl
释义	bawl [ bawl ] / bɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bawl ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to cry or wail lustily. 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. noun a loud shout; outcry. a period or spell of loud crying or weeping. Chiefly Midland and Western U.S. the noise made by a calf. Verb Phrases bawl out, Informal. to scold vociferously; reprimand or scold vigorously: Your father will bawl you out when he sees this mess. Origin of bawl 1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin baulāre to bark <Germanic; compare Old Norse baula to low, baula cow, perhaps a conflation of belja (see bell²) with an old root *bhu- SYNONYMS FOR bawl 1 howl, yowl, squall, roar, bellow. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bawl ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM bawl bawler, nounoutbawl, verb (used with object) WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bawl 1. bald, balled, bawled 2. ball, bawl , bowl Words nearby bawl bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse, bawl, bawl out, bawn, bawneen, Bax, B-axis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bawl I can't afford to feed useless boys, and it's no use to bawl about it. In Pawn\|Ellis Parker Butler They streamed down his face and his chin and lip quivered, and then he opened his mouth and started to bawl like a baby. Makers\|Cory Doctorow Hurley'll prob'ly rave round an' tell ye ye can't, an' bawl ye out, an' raise a rookus generally, but jest stick to it. Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps\|James B. Hendryx The only human sounds that the Parrot could bawl out were, "Come, let us be men!" Andersen's Fairy Tales\|Hans Christian Andersen I gave him a lick on the nose that made him bawl like a calf. A Texas Cow Boy\|Chas. A. Siringo British Dictionary definitions for bawl bawl / (bɔːl) / verb (intr) to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail to shout loudly, as in anger noun a loud shout or cry Derived forms of bawl bawler, nounbawling, noun Word Origin for bawl C15: probably from Icelandic baula to low; related to Medieval Latin baulāre to bark, Swedish böla to low; all of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bawl holler, sob, vociferate, bellow, clamor, roar, shriek, rout, screech, cheer, shout, call, bark, bluster, scream, howl, wail, squall, yowl, blubber
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bawl

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verb (used with object)

noun

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