BAWL


Meaning of BAWL in English

/ bɔːl; NAmE / verb

1.

bawl (sth) (at sb) | bawl (sth) (out) to shout loudly, especially in an unpleasant or angry way :

[ v ]

She bawled at him in front of everyone.

[ vn ]

He sat in his office bawling orders at his secretary.

[ v speech ]

'Get in here now!' she bawled.

2.

to cry loudly, especially in an unpleasant and annoying way :

[ v ]

A child was bawling in the next room.

[ vn ]

He was bawling his eyes out (= crying very loudly) .

[also v speech ]

PHRASAL VERBS

- bawl sb out

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the sense of (of an animal) howl, bark ): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare to bark or Icelandic baula to low.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.