Synonyms for bawling
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɔl |
Définition of bawling
Origin :- mid-15c., "to howl like a dog," from Old Norse baula "to low like a cow," and/or Medieval Latin baulare "to bark like a dog," both echoic. Meaning "to shout loudly" attested from 1590s. To bawl (someone) out "reprimand loudly" is 1908, American English. Related: Bawled; bawling.
- noun cry
- It's for that that you're drinking and bawling inside there with your viragoes.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Dumbly she caught her breath, waiting for the bawling out she'd earned.
- Extract from : « Tree, Spare that Woodman » by Dave Dryfoos
- He waved his hand, bawling, "Put your helm down—you're forging ahead!"
- Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
- From end to end of the room they raced, bawling and roaring at the top of their voices.
- Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
- Next, she had her face buried in my shoulder, bawling like a hurt baby.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
- The newspaper hawkers were bawling the news of the great victory of Fleurus.
- Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
- He cocked up his ear and listened to the bawling of the liner's great whistle.
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- My Uhlans come galloping down the hill; I hear them bawling 'Halt!
- Extract from : « Lorraine » by Robert W. Chambers
- The bell rings: they leave off bawling, "Anybody else for the shore?"
- Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Such a running and racing and bawling and puffing as there was before she was caught!
- Extract from : « Little Men » by Louisa May Alcott
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