Bawl Word Meaning

late Middle English (in the sense ‘(of an animal) howl, bark’): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare ‘to bark’ or Icelandic baula ‘to low’

shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly

shout loudly

• ‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal
• we don't need fans bawling at us from two or three yards away
• the manager was bawling instructions from the touchline

weep or cry noisily

cry noisily

• one by one the children all started bawling
• I sat on the couch and bawled my eyes out

a loud, unrestrained shout

loud shout

• he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl