bawl out
verb (used without object)
1.
to cry or wail lustily.
verb (used with object)
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.
noun
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.
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bawl out, Informal. to scold vociferously; reprimand or scold vigorously: Your father will bawl you out when he sees this mess.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin baulāre to bark < Germanic; compare Old Norse baula to low, baula cow, perhaps a conflation of belja (see bell2) with an old root *bhu-
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin baulāre to bark < Germanic; compare Old Norse baula to low, baula cow, perhaps a conflation of belja (see bell2) with an old root *bhu-
Related forms
bawl·er, noun
out·bawl, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. howl, yowl, squall, roar, bellow.
1. howl, yowl, squall, roar, bellow.
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bawl (bɔːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail |
| 2. | to shout loudly, as in anger |
| —n | |
| 3. | a loud shout or cry |
| [C15: probably from Icelandic baula to low; related to Medieval Latin baulāre to bark, Swedish böla to low; all of imitative origin] | |
| 'bawler | |
| —n | |
| 'bawling | |
| —n | |
| bawl out | |
| —vb | |
| informal (tr, adverb) to scold loudly | |
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Word Origin & History
bawl
mid-15c., from O.N. baula "to low like a cow," and/or M.L. baulare "to bark like a dog," both echoic. To bawl (someone) out "reprimand loudly" is 1908, Amer.Eng.
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Idioms & Phrases
bawl out
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Call out loudly, announce, as in Some of the players were quite hard of hearing, so the rector bawled out the bingo numbers. [1500s]
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Scold or reprimand loudly, as in Her teacher was always bawling out the class for not paying attention. [c. 1900]
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