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bawled

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past tense of bawl

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1 to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
  • he bawled for days after his dog died

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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

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“Bawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawled. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.

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