bawl

bawl
Synonyms and related words:
bark, battle cry, bawl out, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, bluster, boohoo, boom, bray, break down, breathe, burst into tears, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, clamor, coo, crow, cry, cry out, dissolve in tears, dolorous tirade, drawl, drop a tear, exclaim, flute, gasp, give tongue, give voice, greet, groan, growl, grunt, hail, halloo, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jeremiad, keen, lament, lilt, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, rallying cry, reprimand, roar, rout, rumble, scold, screak, scream, screech, shed tears, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snivel, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation, upbraid, vociferate, wail, wail of woe, war cry, war whoop, warble, weep, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl

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  • bawl — [bo:l US bo:l] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] also bawl out to shout in a loud voice = ↑yell ▪ Tickets please! bawled the conductor. 2.) to cry loudly = ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Bawl — (b[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bawled} (b[add]ld); 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bawl — Bawl, v. t. To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town crier does. Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bawl — Bawl, n. A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bawl — [ bɔl ] verb 1. ) intransitive to cry loudly, especially in a way that annoys other people: I wish that child would stop bawling! 2. ) intransitive or transitive to shout in a loud angry way: He said that Mr. Green bawled at him during meetings …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bawl — (v.) mid 15c., to howl like a dog, from O.N. baula to low like a cow, and/or M.L. baulare to bark like a dog, both echoic. Meaning to shout loudly attested from 1590s. To bawl (someone) out reprimand loudly is 1908, Amer.Eng. Related: Bawled;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • bawl — [v1] yell bark, bellow, bluster, call, cheer, clamor, holler, howl, roar, rout, scream, screech, shout, shriek, vociferate; concept 77 bawl [v2] cry blubber*, boohoo*, howl, shed tears, sob, squall, wail, weep, yowl; concepts 77,185 …   New thesaurus

  • bawl — ► VERB 1) shout out noisily. 2) (bawl out) reprimand angrily. 3) weep noisily. ► NOUN ▪ a loud shout. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • bawl — [bôl] vi., vt. [ME baulen (found only in ger.) < ML baulare, to bark & ? ON baula, to low like a cow; both of echoic orig.] 1. to shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell 2. to weep and wail loudly n. 1. an outcry; bellow 2. a noisy weeping… …   English World dictionary

  • bawl — vb 1 *roar, bellow, bluster, vociferate, clamor, howl, ululate Analogous words: yell, *shout, scream, shriek: bay, *bark, growl, yelp: *cry, wail 2 rate, berate, tongue lash, upbraid, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bawl — bawler, n. /bawl/, v.i. 1. to cry or wail lustily. v.t. 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… …   Universalium

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