bawl off

verb

To severely scold; to shout at; to (figuratively) remove by shouting invective.

“He got his pants bawled off by his boss.”

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Meanings

verbbawl off (third-person singular simple present bawls off, present participle bawling off, simple past and past participle bawled off)

present singular third person bawls off · participle present bawling off · participle past bawled off · past bawled off

  1. transitiveTo severely scold; to shout at; to (figuratively) remove by shouting invective.

    He got his pants bawled off by his boss.

    1 more example

    He bawled off at the disobedient children.

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APA

bawl off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawl%20off

MLA

“bawl off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawl%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bawl off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawl%20off.

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