bawler

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Noun
  • Conceding a 30-yard screamer from an opposition throw-in is unlikely to happen every week, but there is little doubt that Slot’s side need to improve that area of their game as a matter of urgency.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Pellegrino’s screamer to the top of the goal pushed the lead to 3-0.
    Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Such was the verdict that was handed down upon Anthony by his father, Dick, who was a boozer and a weeper as well as a baker.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The weepers, as well as anyone who comes into contact with the Kid, are given a new understanding of the true sorrows and emotions that a heart can hold.
    Emily Temple May 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • As children, Keaton often dismissed her younger brother as a crybaby, scaredy cat and a nuisance who was coddled by their mother.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
  • From the instigator to the crybaby, everyone gets to partake in the seasonal chaos.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Bawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawler. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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