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Synonyms for bawling


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bawl
Phonetic Transcription : bɔl



Définition of bawling

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "to howl like a dog," from Old Norse baula "to low like a cow," and/or Medieval Latin baulare "to bark like a dog," both echoic. Meaning "to shout loudly" attested from 1590s. To bawl (someone) out "reprimand loudly" is 1908, American English. Related: Bawled; bawling.
  • noun cry
Example sentences :
  • It's for that that you're drinking and bawling inside there with your viragoes.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Dumbly she caught her breath, waiting for the bawling out she'd earned.
  • Extract from : « Tree, Spare that Woodman » by Dave Dryfoos
  • He waved his hand, bawling, "Put your helm down—you're forging ahead!"
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
  • From end to end of the room they raced, bawling and roaring at the top of their voices.
  • Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
  • Next, she had her face buried in my shoulder, bawling like a hurt baby.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • The newspaper hawkers were bawling the news of the great victory of Fleurus.
  • Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
  • He cocked up his ear and listened to the bawling of the liner's great whistle.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • My Uhlans come galloping down the hill; I hear them bawling 'Halt!
  • Extract from : « Lorraine » by Robert W. Chambers
  • The bell rings: they leave off bawling, "Anybody else for the shore?"
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Such a running and racing and bawling and puffing as there was before she was caught!
  • Extract from : « Little Men » by Louisa May Alcott

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