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as in cried
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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as in shouted
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bawled
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In the video, her siblings – 12-year-old Jasmin and 10-year-old Kevin – cried as their parents and brother sat handcuffed in ICE vehicles.—
Maria Santana,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Perry shouted into her microphone.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Johnson shouted as the players echoed his words, urging him to repeat them.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Marta’s brothers sobbed with the desperation of years, with childish anguish.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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At one point during the celebrations, Bronze sat on the pitch, put her hand over her mouth and sobbed.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The former assistant claimed that in January, Smith yelled at him after Gables answered a phone call from his own daughter.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Back home in Lansing, Latavia and the children huddled together and wept.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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His mother quietly wept at times as the other parents described their grief.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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As soon as the injury happened, Buccaneers players Tristan Wirfs and Tez Johnson immediately hollered for trainers, with Johnson putting his head in his hands after the injury happened.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The professional chef, who had never smelled her own feet before, screamed as Barrymore picked up her foot and gave it a sniff.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Also at the game was Travis Kelce's fiancée, Taylor Swift, who rocked an outfit that screamed Chiefs pride.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Bawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawled. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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