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Definitions for Bawling
[1] to cry or wail lustily.
[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 his wares.
[4] a loud shout; outcry.
[5] a period or spell of loud crying or weeping.
[6] Chiefly Midland and Western U.S. the noise made by a calf.
[7] bawl out , Informal . to scold vociferously; reprimand or scold vigorously: Your father will bawl you out when he sees this mess.
[8] (intr) to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail
[9] to shout loudly, as in anger
[10] a loud shout or cry
Words related to Bawling
bawlweeping, groan, lament, blubbering, sobbing, wailing, crying, plaint, lamentation, bellowing
Words nearby Bawling
bawlbawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse, bawl, bawl out, bawn, bawneen, bax, baxter
Origin of Bawling
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin baulāre to bark < Germanic; compare Old Norse baula to low, baula cow, perhaps a conflation of belja (see bell2) with an old root *bhu-
Words that may be confused with Bawling
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, bawlbald, balled, bawled, ball, bawl, bowl
Other words from Bawling
bawl·er , noun
out·bawl , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Bawling
C15: probably from Icelandic baula to low; related to Medieval Latin baulāre to bark, Swedish böla to low; all of imitative origin
Synonyms for Bawling
bellowing, blubbering, crying, groan, lament, lamentation, plaint, sobbing, wailing, weeping