Bawling

2 definitions found

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.


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     2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bawling
       n : loud cries made while weeping [syn: {wailing}]