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Definitions for: Bawl [v] cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"
[v] make a raucous noise
[v] shout loudly and without restraint
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Bawl, v. t.
To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or
town-crier does. --Swift.
Bawl, n.
A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
Synonyms: bellow, yawp
See Also: cry, howl, roar, shout, weep
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