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Word: Bawl
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɔːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly
Short Definition:shout loudly
Examples:- ‘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
Definition:
weep or cry noisily
Short Definition:cry noisily
Examples:- one by one the children all started bawling
- I sat on the couch and bawled my eyes out
Word: Bawl
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɔːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a loud, unrestrained shout
Short Definition:loud shout
Examples:- he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl
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