bawl

¹bawl

verb \ˈbȯl\

Definition of BAWL

intransitive verb

1

: to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly

2

: to cry loudly : wail

transitive verb

: to cry out at the top of one's voice

— bawl·er noun

Examples of BAWL

1. “Get in the car!” he bawled.
2. <he bawled for days after his dog died>

Origin of BAWL

Middle English, to bark, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Icelandic baula to low

First Known Use: 1533

Related to BAWL

Synonyms: cry, blub [chiefly British], blubber, sob, weep

Related Words: greet [Scottish], grieve, keen, lament, mourn; howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl; bleat, mewl, pule, whimper, whine; sniffle, snivel; groan, moan, sigh

Near Antonyms: breathe, mumble, murmur, mutter, whisper

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Rhymes with BAWL

all, awl, ball, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, yawl