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- [bawl out]
- /bɔl aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bawl out]
- /bɔl aʊt/
Definitions of bawl out words
- phrasal verb bawl out If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong. 3
- verb bawl out to scold loudly 3
- noun bawl out to shout or call out 3
- noun bawl out to scold angrily 3
- verb without object bawl out to cry or wail lustily. 1
- verb with object bawl out to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out: to bawl one's dissatisfaction; bawling his senseless ditties to the audience. 1
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Origin of bawl out
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 out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bawl out 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bawl out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bawl out
verb bawl out
- berate — If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
- castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- chew out — If you chew someone out, you tell them off in a very angry way.
- dress down — of or for a dress or dresses.
- punish — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
Antonyms for bawl out
verb bawl out
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
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