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- [bawl]
- /bɔl/
- /bɔːl/
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- [bawl]
- /bɔl/
Definitions of bawl word
- verb bawl If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you. 3
- verb bawl Bawl out means the same as bawl. 3
- verb bawl If you say that a child is bawling, you are annoyed because it is crying loudly. 3
- verb bawl to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail 3
- verb bawl to shout loudly, as in anger 3
- noun bawl a loud shout or cry 3
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Origin of bawl
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
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-
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Parts of speech for Bawl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bawl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bawl
verb bawl
- holler — to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
- vociferate — say loudly
- bellow — If someone bellows, they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice.
- clamor — If people are clamoring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
- roar — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
noun bawl
- yoo-hoo — to get or attempt to get someone's attention by or as if by calling “yoo-hoo”: yoo-hooing across the back fence.
- mewling — to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
- nicker — a person or thing that nicks.
- moo — MUD Object Oriented
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
Antonyms for bawl
verb bawl
- whisper — to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
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