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verb

Bawl v. t. To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does.

Bawl v. i. (past & past part. bawled; pres. part. bawling)

To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.

To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.

noun

Bawl n. A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bawl" Quotes from Famous Books

... with his new green coat tearing, and almost in reach of the terrible creature should it chance to come that way, he began to bawl so loud and to call for help so vehemently, that all who heard him and did not see him thought verily he was between the teeth of some wild beast. The tusked boar, however, was soon laid at length by the numerous ...

— Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote • Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

... dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul cried out, "Well done!" As loud as he could bawl. ...

— The Diverting History of John Gilpin • William Cowper

... while Blue Beard, holding a great scimitar in his hand, cried out as loud as he could bawl to his wife: ...

— The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault • Charles Perrault

... to," muttered Speed, savagely. "Do you want to rot in Cayenne? If you do, stay here and bawl for a court-martial!" ...

— The Maids of Paradise • Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

... took up the gauntlet for a bold play, for a coup d'etat in flattery. "Pshaw!" he cried, waving aside the players in a princely fashion. "When Nell plays, we have no time to munch oranges. Let the wench bawl in the street." ...

— Mistress Nell - A Merry Tale of a Merry Time • George C. Hazelton, Jr.

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