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.
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2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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)
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