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to bawl
01
to shout loudly and emotionally, often expressing distress, anger, or frustration
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bawl
3rd person singular
bawls
Present participle
bawling
Past simple
bawled
Past participle
bawled
Examples
Frustrated by the unexpected setback, he could n't help but bawl in anger.
02
to cry in a loud manner with strong emotions or distress
Intransitive
Examples
The baby began to bawl when it was hungry.
Lexical Tree
bawler
bawling
bawl
