bawling
adjective
[ ˈbɔːlɪŋ ]
• weeping or crying noisily.
• "bawling babies"
bawl
verb
• shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly.
• "‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal"
Similar:
shout,
call out,
cry out,
cry,
yell,
roar,
bellow,
screech,
scream,
shriek,
howl,
whoop,
bark,
growl,
snarl,
bluster,
vociferate,
trumpet,
thunder,
yammer,
holler,
• weep or cry noisily.
• "one by one the children all started bawling"
Similar:
cry,
sob,
weep,
shed tears,
wail,
blubber,
snivel,
whimper,
whine,
howl,
squall,
blub,
greet,
ululate,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘(of an animal) howl, bark’): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare ‘to bark’ or Icelandic baula ‘to low’.
