bawling

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noun

The act of one who bawls or shouts.

“E. F. Benson Nobody could call Major Flint, with his bawlings and his sniffings, the least mysterious.”

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wailing
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bawl

    A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog!

    1611, William Shakepseare, The Tempest, act 1, scene 1
nounbawling (plural bawlings)

plural bawlings

  1. The act of one who bawls or shouts.

    E. F. Benson Nobody could call Major Flint, with his bawlings and his sniffings, the least mysterious.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounloud cries made while weeping

Similar
wailing
Broader
cryingweepingtears
Also see
wailing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bawling

callingcrawlingappallingmauling
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Cite this entry
APA

bawling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawling

MLA

“bawling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bawling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawling.

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