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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Origin: | Probably from a Scandinavian language |
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bawl
1 [intransitive and transitive] also bawl out to shout in a loud voice [= yell]: 'Tickets please!' bawled the conductor.
'Tickets please!' bawled the conductor.2 [intransitive] to cry loudly [= scream]: They could hear a baby bawling somewhere.
They could hear a baby bawling somewhere.bawl somebody ↔ out
phrasal verbHe was afraid Vic would bawl him out for being late.WORD FOCUS: cry WORD FOCUS: cry
be in tears to be crying
burst into tears to suddenly start crying
break down (in tears) to suddenly cry a lot, after trying not to cry
sob to cry noisily, with sudden noisy breaths
weep especially written to cry a lot for a long time
bawl if a baby bawls, it cries very loudly
have tears in your eyes to be about to cry
your eyes water you start to cry, especially because you have been cutting up onions or there is a lot of smoke
➔ See also cry
WORD FOCUS: cry be in tears to be crying
burst into tears to suddenly start crying
break down (in tears) to suddenly cry a lot, after trying not to cry
sob to cry noisily, with sudden noisy breaths
weep especially written to cry a lot for a long time
bawl if a baby bawls, it cries very loudly
have tears in your eyes to be about to cry
your eyes water you start to cry, especially because you have been cutting up onions or there is a lot of smoke
➔ See also cry
