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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)