Bawl

/baːl/

Synonyms for "bawl" (162 found)

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Closest matches (33)

barkbattle crybawl outbay bell bellow blare blat blate bleat blubber bluster boohoo boom braybreak downbreatheburst into tearsbuzz cackle

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call caterwaul chant cheer chirp clamor

Noun(5 words)

bawling berate blub blubbering blubbers

Verb(2 words)

bellow blubbered

Strong matches (48)

coo crow crycry outdissolve in tearsdolorous tiradedrawldrop a tearexclaim flute gaspgive tonguegive voicegreet groan growl grunt hail halloo hiss

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holler hollo hoot howl hurrah jeremiad keen lament lilt lowmake an outcrymeow mew mewl miaow moan moo mumble murmur mutter neigh nicker outcry

Verb(2 words)

cried howled

Noun(3 words)

cries cry lament

Related words (81)

Noun(16 words)

outcry protest rebuke scold scream shoutshout word aloudsob sobbing sobs squalling squalls uproar wail weep yell

pant pipe plaint planctus pulerallying cryreprimand roar rout rumble scold screak scream screechshed tearsshout shriek sibilate sigh sing

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snap snarl snivel snort sob squall squawk squeak squeal thunder tirade troat trumpet twang ululate ululation upbraid vociferate wailwail of woewar crywar whoopwarble weep whicker whimper whine whinny whisper whoop yammer yap yawl yawp yell yelp yip yo-ho yowl

Verb(5 words)

sheds tearssobbed yawp yelled yowled

Adjective(1 words)

unregulated crying

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries

cry crying disapprovalemotional expressionhowlpublic expressionroar scolding shout vocalization weep

More specific

14 entries

berateloud wailmass protestpolitical outcrypopular complaintreprimand scold scream shout shriek sobsobbing crywail yell

Collocations

11 entries

bawl for helpbawl in frustrationbawl loudlybawl outbawl uncontrollablybawling crybawling soundchild's bawlloud bawlpublic bawlunrestrained bawl

Inflections

3 entries

bawled bawling bawls

Derivations

4 entries

bawled bawler bawling bawls

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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"Asami was bawling that you had kissed Sanada so" "I didn't bawl!"

Source: tatoeba (328123)

You make me want to bawl my eyes out.

Source: tatoeba (12130326)

commanders bawling

Source: wiktionary

He jumped upon the saddle with another yell as he pushed the machine before him, and the next instant was whirling down the thoroughfare with the rapidity of an express train, bawling for people to "Stand clear!"

Source: wiktionary

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