bawl Antonyms

Meaning of bawl

Wordnet

bawl (v)

shout loudly and without restraint

make a raucous noise

cry loudly

Webster

bawl (v. i.)

To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.

To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.

Webster

bawl (v. t.)

To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does.

Webster

bawl (n.)

A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.

bawl Sentence Examples

  1. The baby couldn't stop bawling, its piercing cries echoing through the house.
  2. The heartbroken woman bawled uncontrollably, her tears flowing like a river.
  3. The defeated team left the field bawling, their dreams shattered.
  4. The grieving father bawled with anguish at his son's funeral.
  5. The injured dog yelped and bawled as it was rushed to the veterinarian.
  6. The terrified child clung to its mother, bawling with fear.
  7. The angry customer stormed into the store, bawling obscenities at the manager.
  8. The laughter turned into sobs as the comedian told a poignant joke that made the audience bawl.
  9. The guilty man couldn't stop bawling as he confessed his crime.
  10. The empathetic friend sat with the grieving person, offering a shoulder to bawl on.

FAQs About the word bawl

shout loudly and without restraint, make a raucous noise, cry loudlyTo cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to s

cry, sob, weep, grieve, blub,scream, moan, sigh, whine, keen

breathe,whisper, breathe, murmur, murmur, whisper,mumble, mutter, mumble, mutter

The baby couldn't stop bawling, its piercing cries echoing through the house.

The heartbroken woman bawled uncontrollably, her tears flowing like a river.

The defeated team left the field bawling, their dreams shattered.

The grieving father bawled with anguish at his son's funeral.