noun
bawling
noun
1
Loud crying or shouting.
"The bawling of the toddler could be heard three rooms away."
"His bawling out of the referee earned him a red card."
How to Use Bawling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCrying or yelling loudly — a baby bawling, or someone bawling someone else out (shouting angrily at them).
Common mistake
"Bawling" (crying loudly) is often confused with "balling," which means something else entirely in slang.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
bawling his eyes out
bawling someone out
Word Forms
bawlings plural
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The _____ of the toddler could be heard three rooms away.