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bawling Definition


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bawl
verb
    tr & intr
    bawled, bawling
    1. To cry or shout loudly.
      Example: a child bawling for its mother
      Example: She bawled out the price rudely
      Thesaurus: cry, weep, sob, blubber, wail, caterwaul, squall.
      Form: bawl out (also)
    2. To shout (something) loudly
      Thesaurus: shout, yell, roar, howl, call, vociferate, halloo.
Etymology: 15c: probably from Latin baulare to bark.

Phrasal Verb: bawl someone out
    To scold them angrily.
      Example: Dad bawled me out before I could explain


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