Meaning of BAWL
| Pronunciation: | | bol
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- [v] cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"
- [v] make a raucous noise
- [v] shout loudly and without restraint
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BAWL is a 4 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | bellow, yawp |
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| | See Also: | | cry, howl, roar, shout, weep | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bawled} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bawling}.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to
Sw. b["o]la; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark, E. bellow,
bull.]
1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence,
as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
\Bawl\, v. t.
To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or
town-crier does. --Swift.
\Bawl\, n.
A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
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