bawl

• Terminology

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bawl

Verb

1. shout loudly and without restraint
   • Synonyms
     • bellow
   • Less specific
     • shout
   • Related
     • bellow
     • bellowing
     • holla
     • holler
     • hollering
     • hollo
     • holloa
     • roar
     • roaring
     • yowl
     • bellow
     • bellowing
     • holla
     • holler
     • hollering
     • hollo
     • holloa
     • roar
     • roaring
     • yowl
2. make a raucous noise
   • Synonyms
     • yawp
   • Less specific
     • roar
     • howl
   • Related
     • roarer
     • bawler
     • bellower
     • screamer
     • screecher
     • shouter
     • yeller
3. cry loudly; “Don’t bawl in public!”
   • Less specific
     • cry
     • weep
   • Related
     • bawler

bawl - LookUp
verb
1.shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly
‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal | we don't need fans bawling at us from two or three yards away | the manager was bawling instructions from the touchline

2. weep or cry noisily
   one by one the children all started bawling | I sat on the couch and bawled my eyes out

noun

1. a loud, unrestrained shout
   he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl

Origin

late Middle English (in the sense (of an animal) howl, bark ): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare to bark or Icelandic baula to low

Thesaurus

Verb

1. ‘Come on, Simon!’ he bawled

Similar Words: shout call out cry out cry yell roar bellow screech scream shriek howl whoop bark growl snarl bluster vociferate trumpet thunder yammer holler

Opposites: whisper

2. the children continued to bawl

Similar Words: cry sob weep shed tears wail blubber snivel whimper whine howl squall blub greet ululate

Noun

1. he addressed the class in a terrifying bawl

Similar Words: shout yell cry roar bellow screech scream howl whoop holler

Opposites: whisper

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