bawl

  • 11bawl — bawler, n. /bawl/, v.i. 1. to cry or wail lustily. v.t. 2. to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out: to bawl one s dissatisfaction; bawling his senseless ditties to the audience. 3. to offer for sale by shouting, as a hawker: a peddler bawling… …

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  • 12bawl — [[t]bɔ͟ːl[/t]] bawls, bawling, bawled 1) VERB If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you. [V at n] When I came back to the hotel Laura and Peter were shouting and bawling at each… …

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  • 13bawl — /bɔl / (say bawl) verb (i) 1. to cry loudly and vigorously. 2. to cry out loudly. –verb (t) 3. to utter or proclaim by outcry. 4. to call (wares) for sale. –noun 5. a loud shout; a wail; an outcry. –phrase 6. bawl out, a. to yell out loudly …

  • 14bawl — UK [bɔːl] / US [bɔl] verb Word forms bawl : present tense I/you/we/they bawl he/she/it bawls present participle bawling past tense bawled past participle bawled 1) [intransitive/transitive] to shout in a loud angry way His main complaint was that …

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  • 15bawl — verb 1 (I, T) also bawl out to shout in a loud unpleasant voice: The captain stood at the front, bawling orders. 2 (I) to cry noisily: a baby bawling bawl sb out phrasal verb (T) informal especially AmE to speak angrily to someone because they… …

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  • 16bawl — verb 1) Come on! he bawled Syn: shout, yell, roar, bellow, screech, scream, shriek, howl, whoop, bark, trumpet, thunder; informal yammer, holler Ant: whisper 2) …

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  • 17bawl — [[t]bɔl[/t]] v. i. 1) to cry or wail lustily 2) to cry out; shout 3) to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out 4) to offer for sale by shouting, as a hawker 5) phv+inf bawl out, Informal. to scold vigorously 6) a loud shout; outcry 7) a period or …

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  • 18bawl — verb Bawl is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑baby …

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  • 19bawl — Synonyms and related words: bark, battle cry, bawl out, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, bluster, boohoo, boom, bray, break down, breathe, burst into tears, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, clamor, coo,… …

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  • 20bawl — verb 1》 shout out noisily.     ↘(bawl someone out) reprimand someone angrily. 2》 weep noisily. noun a loud shout. Origin ME (in the sense howl, bark ): imitative …

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