bawl

(bôl)

v., bawled, bawl·ing, bawls.

v.intr.

1. To cry or sob loudly; wail.
2. To cry out loudly and vehemently; shout.

v.tr.
To utter in a loud, vehement voice. See synonyms at shout.

n.
A loud, bellowing cry; a wail.

phrasal verb:

bawl out Informal.

1. To reprimand loudly or harshly.

[Middle English bawlen, to bark, from Medieval Latin baulāre, to bark (probably of Scandinavian origin) or from Old Norse baula, to low (of imitative origin).]

bawler bawl'er n.

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verb

1. To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress: howl, wail, yowl. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears: blubber, cry, howl, keen, sob, wail, weep, yowl. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

phrasal verb - bawl out

1. To reprimand loudly or harshly: berate, rate. Informal tell off. Idioms: give hell to, give it to. See attack/defend.
2. To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal lambaste. Slang chew out. Idioms: bringcalltaketo task, call on the carpet, haulrakeover the coals, let someone have it. See attack/defend, praise/blame.

noun

A loud, deep, prolonged sound: bellow, clamor, roar. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

1.  Call out loudly, announce, as in Some of the players were quite hard of hearing, so the rector bawled out the bingo numbers. [1500s]
2.  Scold or reprimand loudly, as in Her teacher was always bawling out the class for not paying attention. [c. 1900]

IN BRIEF: v. - Cry loudly; Make a raucous noise; Shout loudly and without restraint.

Tutor's tip: Everyone heard him "bawl" (loud outcry) at the "ball" (formal party with dancing) when his partner stepped on his toe.

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verb
verb, orig US

to bawl (someone) out To reprove or reprimand (someone) loudly or severely. (1899 —) .
L. A. G. Strong He bawled him out. Gave him such a tongue lashing as the louse will remember to his dying day (1942). Hence bawl-out noun US A strong reprimand. (1915 —) .
J. Black I...don't want to...give myself a bawl-out in front of the woman (1926).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tudbrøle
v. tr. - skråle, brøle
n. - skrål, brøl, vræl

idioms:

• bawl out    skælde huden fuld, give skideballe

Nederlands (Dutch)
blèren, schreeuw

Français (French)
v. intr. - brailler, gueuler, beugler (fam)
v. tr. - brailler, hurler, beugler (fam)
n. - hurlement, gueulement

idioms:

• bawl out    engueuler (fam), brailler, hurler, beugler
• bawl someone out    engueuler qn (fam), beugler contre qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - brüllen
n. - Schrei

idioms:

• bawl out    jemanden zusammenstauchen
• bawl someone out    jemanden zusammenstauchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κλαίω γοερά, σκούζω, ωρύομαι
n. - γοερό κλάμα, σκούξιμο

idioms:

• bawl out    βάζω τις φωνές σε (κάποιον)

Italiano (Italian)
strillare

idioms:

• bawl out    rimproverare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - gritar
n. - grito (m)

idioms:

• bawl out    gritar

Русский (Russian)
орать, вопить, выть, отчитывать

idioms:

• bawl out    отругать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - gritar, chillar, berrear
v. tr. - vocear, pregonar a gritos
n. - grito, chillido, berrido

idioms:

• bawl out    vociferar, echar una bronca a uno
• bawl someone out    echar una bronca a uno, regañar, reñir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vråla, hojta, storgråta, tjuta
n. - vrål, rytande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大喊, 大叫, 放声痛哭, 大声叫出, 叫卖, 大叫声, 号哭

idioms:

• bawl out    大声叫喊, 叫骂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 大喊, 大叫, 放聲痛哭
v. tr. - 大聲叫出, 叫賣
n. - 大叫聲, 號哭

idioms:

• bawl out    大聲叫喊, 叫罵

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 소리치다
v. tr. - 고함치다, 소리치며 팔다, 야단치다
n. - 큰[고함]소리

idioms:

• bawl out    외치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 叫ぶ, どなる
n. - 叫び, 泣き叫び

idioms:

• bawl out    わめく, どなりつける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صرخ, زعق, عيط, صاح (الاسم) عياط, بكاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮בכה, צעק, צווח‬
v. tr. - ‮בכה, צעק, צווח‬
n. - ‮התייפחות בקול‬

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