bawl out

bawl

B0042100 (bôl)v. bawled, bawl·ing, bawls v.intr.1. To cry or sob loudly; wail. See Synonyms at cry.2. To cry out loudly and vehemently; shout.v.tr. To utter in a loud, vehement voice. See Synonyms at yell.n. A loud, bellowing cry; a wail.Phrasal Verb: bawl out Informal To reprimand loudly or harshly.

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[Middle English bawlen, to bark, from Medieval Latin baulāre, to bark (probably of Scandinavian origin) or from Old Norse baula, to low (of imitative origin).]

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bawl′er n.

bawl out

vb (tr, adverb) informal to scold loudly

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bawl out - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, ragcastigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

bawl

verb1. To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress:howl, wail, yowl.2. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:blubber, cry, howl, keen, sob, wail, weep, yowl.3. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout:bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell.phrasal verb
bawl out1. To reprimand loudly or harshly:berate, rate.Informal: tell off.Idioms: give hell to, give it to.2. Informal. To criticize for a fault or an offense:admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid.Informal: lambaste.Slang: chew out.Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.nounA loud, deep, prolonged sound:bellow, clamor, roar.

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