Bawling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who bawls or shouts.

    "E. F. Benson Nobody could call Major Flint, with his bawlings and his sniffings, the least mysterious."

  2. 2
    loud cries made while weeping wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bawl form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog!"

Synonyms

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blatantbrawlingclamorouscrycryinghowling

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"Jiro, who had never cried in front of anyone before, started bawling."

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