Word Definition

Bawl

  1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
  2. A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
  3. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
  4. To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does.

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