bawl

bawl

to cry or wail; a loud shout, outcry; scold: Your mom will bawl you out for being late.

Not to be confused with:

ball – a round body, as a baseball, tennis ball, etc.; a game played with a ball; a dance: after the ball was over

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bawl

 (bôl)

v. bawled, bawl·ing, bawls

v.intr.

1. To cry or sob loudly; wail. See Synonyms at cry.

2. To cry out loudly and vehemently; shout.

v.tr.

To utter in a loud, vehement voice. See Synonyms at yell.

n.

A loud, bellowing cry; a wail.

Phrasal Verb:

bawl out Informal

To reprimand loudly or harshly.

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[Middle English bawlen, to bark, from Medieval Latin baulāre, to bark (probably of Scandinavian origin) or from Old Norse baula, to low (of imitative origin).]

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bawl′er n.

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bawl

(bɔːl)

vb

1. (intr) to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail

2. to shout loudly, as in anger

n

a loud shout or cry

[C15: probably from Icelandic baula to low; related to Medieval Latin baulāre to bark, Swedish böla to low; all of imitative origin]

ˈbawler n

ˈbawling n

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bawl

(bɔl)
v.i.

1. to cry or wail lustily.

2. to cry out; shout.

v.t.

3. to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out.

4. to offer for sale by shouting, as a hawker.

5. bawl out, Informal. to scold vigorously.

n.

6. a loud shout; outcry.

7. a period or spell of loud crying or weeping.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin baulāre to bark < Germanic]

bawl′er, n.

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bawl

Past participle: bawled
Gerund: bawling

Imperative

bawl

bawl

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bawl - shout loudly and without restraint   bellow shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
	2.	bawl - make a raucous noise       yawp roar, howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
	3.	bawl - cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!" weep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

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bawl

verb

1. shout, call, scream, roar, yell, howl, bellow, bay, clamour, holler (informal), raise your voice, halloo, hollo, vociferate They were shouting and bawling at each other.

2. cry, weep, sob, wail, whine, whimper, whinge (informal), keen, greet (Scot. or archaic), squall, blubber, snivel, shed tears, yowl, mewl, howl your eyes out One of the toddlers was bawling, and another had a runny nose.

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bawl

verb

1. To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress:

howl, wail, yowl.

2. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:

blubber, cry, howl, keen, sob, wail, weep, yowl.

3. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout:

bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell.

phrasal verb
bawl out

1. To reprimand loudly or harshly:

berate, rate.

Informal: tell off.

Idioms: give hell to, give it to.

2. Informal. To criticize for a fault or an offense:

admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid.

Informal: lambaste.

Slang: chew out.

Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.

noun

A loud, deep, prolonged sound:

bellow, clamor, roar.

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Translations

يَصيحُ ، يَزْعَقَ

hulákatkřičet

råbeskråleskrige

brüllen

braillerhurler

æpa; skæla

berciareschiamazzare

bliautirėkti

bļaustītiesbļautkliegt

beljebrølehylevræle

bas bas bağırmakferyat etmek

高声叫喊

bawl

[bɔːl] VI

1. (= cry) → berrear

2. (= shout) → chillar
to bawl at sb → gritar a algn

bawl out VT + ADV

1. → vocear, vociferar

2. (= scold) to bawl sb out → echar una bronca a algn

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bawl

[ˈbɔːl] vi (= shout) → hurler, brailler

bawl out

vt sep → engueuler

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bawl

vi

(= shout) → brüllen, schreien; (= sing) → grölen (inf); to bawl for help → um Hilfe schreien

(inf: = weep) → plärren (inf), → heulen (inf)

vt order → brüllen, schreien; song → grölen (pej inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bawl

[bɔːl] vi (cry) → strillare; (shout) → urlare, sbraitare

bawl out vt + adv

a. → urlare (a squarciagola)

b. (fam) to bawl sb out → fare una sfuriata or una lavata di testa a qn

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bawl

(boːl) verb

to shout or cry loudly. He bawled something rude; The baby has bawled all night. skreeu يَصيحُ ، يَزْعَقَ викам gritar hulákat, křičet brüllen skråle; skrige; råbe φωνάζω, σκούζωberrear, chillar, desgañitarse röökima با صدای بلند گریستن؛ فریاد کشیدن huutaa brailler לִצְרוֹח, לִצְעוֹק जोर से रोना या चिल्लाना bečati ordít meraung, berteriak, menangis æpa; skæla gridare わめく 크게 외치다 rėkti, bliauti bļaut; bļaustīties; kliegt menjerit schreeuwenbrøle; belje, hyle, vræle wrzeszczeć چيغې وهل، چيغې يا كريغې كول gritar a zbiera орать revať (za)vreščati urlati skråla, böla ตะโกนหรือร้องเสียงดัง feryat etmek, bas bas bağırmak 高聲叫喊 галасувати, кричати چلا کر بولنا ، یا رونا oang oang 高声叫喊

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