bawl one's eyes out

verb

To cry, shed tears, weep loudly.

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Meanings

verbbawl one's eyes out (third-person singular simple present bawls one's eyes out, present participle bawling one's eyes out, simple past and past participle bawled one's eyes out)

present singular third person bawls one's eyes out · participle present bawling one's eyes out · participle past bawled one's eyes out · past bawled one's eyes out

  1. idiomaticTo cry, shed tears, weep loudly.
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APA

bawl one's eyes out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawl%20one's%20eyes%20out

MLA

“bawl one's eyes out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawl%20one's%20eyes%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bawl one's eyes out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawl%20one's%20eyes%20out.

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