Bawl

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bawl \Bawl\, v. t.
     To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or
     town-crier does. --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Bawl \Bawl\, n.
     A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bawl \Bawl\ (b[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bawled} (b[add]ld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Bawling}.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a
     cow; akin to Sw. b["o]la; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark,
     E. bellow, bull.]
     1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence,
        as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bawl
       v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: {bellow}]
       2: make a raucous noise [syn: {yawp}]
       3: cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  128 Moby Thesaurus words for "bawl":
     bark, battle cry, bawl out, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate,
     bleat, blubber, bluster, boohoo, boom, bray, break down, breathe,
     burst into tears, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer,
     chirp, clamor, coo, crow, cry, cry out, dissolve in tears,
     dolorous tirade, drawl, drop a tear, exclaim, flute, gasp,
     give tongue, give voice, greet, groan, growl, grunt, hail, halloo,
     hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jeremiad, keen, lament,
     lilt, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo,
     mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, plaint,
     planctus, pule, rallying cry, reprimand, roar, rout, rumble, scold,
     screak, scream, screech, shed tears, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh,
     sing, snap, snarl, snivel, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeak,
     squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation,
     upbraid, vociferate, wail, wail of woe, war cry, war whoop, warble,
     weep, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap,
     yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl