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• bawl — [bo:l US bo:l] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] also bawl out to shout in a loud voice = ↑yell ▪ Tickets please! bawled the conductor. 2.) to cry loudly = ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bawl — [bôl] vi., vt. [ME baulen (found only in ger.) < ML baulare, to bark & ? ON baula, to low like a cow; both of echoic orig.] 1. to shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell 2. to weep and wail loudly n. 1. an outcry; bellow 2. a noisy weeping… …   English World dictionary

• bawl — ► VERB 1) shout out noisily. 2) (bawl out) reprimand angrily. 3) weep noisily. ► NOUN ▪ a loud shout. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

• bawl your eyes out — see ↑bawl • • • Main Entry: ↑eye …   Useful english dictionary

• bawl somebody out — ˌbawl sbˈout derived (informal) to speak angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong • The teacher bawled him out for being late. Main entry: ↑bawlderived …   Useful english dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bawl — [ bɔl ] verb 1. ) intransitive to cry loudly, especially in a way that annoys other people: I wish that child would stop bawling! 2. ) intransitive or transitive to shout in a loud angry way: He said that Mr. Green bawled at him during meetings …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bawl — (v.) mid 15c., to howl like a dog, from O.N. baula to low like a cow, and/or M.L. baulare to bark like a dog, both echoic. Meaning to shout loudly attested from 1590s. To bawl (someone) out reprimand loudly is 1908, Amer.Eng. Related: Bawled;… …   Etymology dictionary

• bawl — vb 1 *roar, bellow, bluster, vociferate, clamor, howl, ululate Analogous words: yell, *shout, scream, shriek: bay, *bark, growl, yelp: *cry, wail 2 rate, berate, tongue lash, upbraid, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• bawl out — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary