2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bawling — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A fit of crying: blubbering, cry, sobbing, tear2 (used in plural), wailing, weeping. See SOUNDS … English dictionary for students
bawling — n. loud crying, weeping bÉ”Ël v. cry out; cry; yell; scold … English contemporary dictionary
bawling — noun loud cries made while weeping • Syn: ↑wailing • Derivationally related forms: ↑wail (for: ↑wailing) • Hypernyms: ↑crying, ↑weeping, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bawling out — noun a severe scolding • Syn: ↑castigation, ↑earful, ↑chewing out, ↑upbraiding, ↑going over, ↑dressing down • Derivationally related forms: ↑upbraid ( … Useful english dictionary
a bawling out — a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out … English idioms
bawl — [[t]bɔ͟ːl[/t]] bawls, bawling, bawled 1) VERB If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you. [V at n] When I came back to the hotel Laura and Peter were shouting and bawling at each… … English dictionary
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
cry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Loud call Nouns 1. cry, shout, call (see Verbs); vociferation, exclamation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry; Bronx cheer; plaint (see lamentation); stentor (see loudness); bark, ululation … English dictionary for students
yelling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. boisterous, clamorous, noisy, bawling, uproarious, turbulent, drunken, aroused, riotous, cantankerous, blatant, vociferous; see also harsh 1 , loud 2 . Ant. quiet*, subdued, silent. n. Syn. cry, scream, shout, outcry,… … English dictionary for students
wahmbulance — A comeback word used when an adult or child is throwing a fit, crying, bawling, etc. very loudly, when they are upset. A child is bawling loudly in the car. Somebody call the wahmbulance! Taken from Disney s movie The Kid … Dictionary of american slang
