bawl

🇺🇸 /bɔːl/ 🇬🇧 /bɔːl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to speak or shout in a loud, harsh voice

The boss was bawling at the workers for not finishing the job on time.

R

to cry loudly and with great distress

The baby started bawling when it saw its mother leave the room.

translation

v. to speak or shout in a loud, harsh voice; to cry loudly and with great distress

Word Forms

3rd Present bawls
Past bawled
Perfect bawled
Progressive bawling