bawl

Verb
Synonyms: bellowyawp

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. shout loudly and without restraintSynonyms: bellow
  2. make a raucous noiseSynonyms: yawp
  3. cry loudly“Don't bawl in public!”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bawl \Bawl\, v. t. To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Bawl \Bawl\, n. A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry. [1913 Webster]
Bawl \Bawl\ (b[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bawled (b[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bawling.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. b["o]la; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark, E. bellow, bull.]

1.To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate. [1913 Webster]

2.To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation. [1913 Webster]

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