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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bawl \Bawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bawled} (?); 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. 2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bawl \Bawl\, v. t. To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does --Swift. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bawl \Bawl\, n. A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bawl v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: {bellow}] 2: make a raucous noise [syn: {yawp}] 3: cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"
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