[bawl] 
| 1. | to cry or wail lustily. |
| 2. | to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out: to bawl one's dissatisfaction; bawling his senseless ditties to the audience. |
| 3. | to offer for sale by shouting, as a hawker: a peddler bawling his wares. |
| 4. | a loud shout; outcry. |
| 5. | a period or spell of loud crying or weeping. |
| 6. | Chiefly Midland and Western U.S. the noise made by a calf. |
| 7. | bawl out, Informal. to scold vociferously; reprimand or scold vigorously: Your father will bawl you out when he sees this mess. |
| bawl (bôl) v. bawled, bawl·ing, bawls v. intr.
To utter in a loud, vehement voice. See Synonyms at shout. n. A loud, bellowing cry; a wail. Phrasal Verb(s): bawl out Informal 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).] bawl'er n. |
bawl out
Call out loudly, announce, as in Some of the players were quite hard of hearing, so the rector bawled out the bingo numbers. [1500s]
Scold or reprimand loudly, as in Her teacher was always bawling out the class for not paying attention. [c. 1900]
