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bawl
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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
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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

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

2bawl

noun

Definition of BAWL

: a loud prolonged cry : outcry

First Known Use of BAWL

1566

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