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bawl

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bawl

1 to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress

he bawled for days after his dog died

Synonyms of bawl

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

Words Related to bawl

greet [Scottish], grieve, keen, lament, mourn

howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl

bleat, mewl, pule, whimper, whine

sniffle, snivel

groan, moan, sigh

2 to speak so as to be heard at a distance

the mover was bawling for help as the refrigerator was about to slip out of his hands

Synonyms of bawl

bay, bellow, call, cry, holler, hollo (or halloo), roar, shout, sound off, thunder, vociferate, yell

Words Related to bawl

scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal

caterwaul, howl, ululate, wail, yawp (or yaup), yowl

speak out, speak up

Near Antonyms of bawl

breathe, mumble, murmur, mutter, whisper

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