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- [bawl]
- /bɔl/
- /bɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bawl]
- /bɔl/
Definitions of bawling word
- verb without object bawling to cry or wail lustily. 1
- verb with object bawling to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out: to bawl one's dissatisfaction; bawling his senseless ditties to the audience. 1
- verb with object bawling to offer for sale by shouting, as a hawker: a peddler bawling his wares. 1
- noun bawling a loud shout; outcry. 1
- noun bawling a period or spell of loud crying or weeping. 1
- noun bawling Chiefly Midland and Western U.S. the noise made by a calf. 1
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Origin of bawling
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 Bawling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bawling 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.
bawling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bawling
noun bawling
- weeping — expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears: weeping multitudes.
- groan — a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
- lament — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- blubbering — Zoology. the fat layer between the skin and muscle of whales and other cetaceans, from which oil is made.
- sobbing — to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
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