Verb

  1. shout loudly and without restraint
    • Synonyms
      • bellow
    • Less specific
      • shout
    • Related
      • bellow
      • bellowing
      • holla
      • holler
      • hollering
      • hollo
      • holloa
      • roar
      • roaring
      • yowl
      • bellow
      • bellowing
      • holla
      • holler
      • hollering
      • hollo
      • holloa
      • roar
      • roaring
      • yowl
  2. make a raucous noise
    • Synonyms
      • yawp
    • Less specific
      • roar
      • howl
    • Related
      • roarer
      • bawler
      • bellower
      • screamer
      • screecher
      • shouter
      • yeller
  3. cry loudly; “Don’t bawl in public!”
    • Less specific
      • cry
      • weep
    • Related
      • bawler

  1. shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly ‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal | we don’t need fans bawling at us from two or three yards away | the manager was bawling instructions from the touchline

  2. weep or cry noisily one by one the children all started bawling | I sat on the couch and bawled my eyes out

noun

  1. a loud, unrestrained shout he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl

Origin

late Middle English (in the sense (of an animal) howl, bark ): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare to bark or Icelandic baula to low

Thesaurus

Verb

  1. ‘Come on, Simon!’ he bawled

Similar Words: shout call out cry out cry yell roar bellow screech scream shriek howl whoop bark growl snarl bluster vociferate trumpet thunder yammer holler

Opposites: whisper

  1. the children continued to bawl

Similar Words: cry sob weep shed tears wail blubber snivel whimper whine howl squall blub greet ululate

Noun

  1. he addressed the class in a terrifying bawl

Similar Words: shout yell cry roar bellow screech scream howl whoop holler

Opposites: whisper