bawling out

present participle of bawl out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bawling out
Verb
  • Faculty across the state rebuked it as an infringement on academic freedom and warned of a mass chilling effect on free speech and lecturing on divisive topics.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Leaders listen instead of lecturing.
    W. Jeff Williams, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For the first stretch of Erupcja, Charli almost dissolves into the screen, not like an outsize personality who’s dressing down for a part, but like someone who isn’t able to repurpose her considerable ability to hold our attention — or to give us any sense of what’s on her character’s mind.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The elaborate deception also was concealed by blaming the chaos of the pandemic as well as the Hollywood labor strikes, which roiled real production cycles during this period.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Netanyahu has repeatedly attempted to deflect responsibility for the security lapses during the attacks of October 7, 2023, blaming security chiefs instead.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Bawling out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawling%20out. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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