Bawl out

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To shout very loudly. transitive

    "The teacher angrily bawled out my name."

  2. 2
    censure severely or angrily wordnet
  3. 3
    To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture to; to reprimand in order to kill. transitive

    "After a mistake like that, there wasn't much to do besides bawl out the offender and clean up."

  4. 4
    To have a serious argument accompanied by shouting. idiomatic

Synonyms

All synonyms
bastebawlberateberateblesscall down

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"The teacher angrily bawled out my name."

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