bawl[verb]Synonyms:- cry, blubber, sob, wail, weep
- shout, bellow, call, clamour, howl, roar, yell
Related Words: holler,
scream,
screech,
shout,
shriek,
squall,
yammer,
yell,
blubber,
boohoo,
cry,
sob,
weep
English Thesaurus: shout, yell, call (out), cry (out), scream, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bawl /bɔːl $ bɒːl/
verb[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
1. [intransitive and transitive] (
also bawl out) to shout in a loud voice
Synonym : yell:
‘Tickets, please!’ bawled the conductor.2. [intransitive] to cry loudly
Synonym : scream:
They could hear a baby bawling somewhere.bawl somebody ↔ out phrasal verb to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong:
He was afraid Vic would bawl him out for being late. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
shout to say something very loudly:
The two men were shouting angrily at each other. ‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.yell (
also holler American English) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain.
Yell is more informal than
shout:
The children were yelling at each other across the street. ‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention:
He called her name but she didn’t hear him. ‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited:
‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried. He cried out in panic. ‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc:
The baby wouldn’t stop screaming. She screamed as she jumped into the cold water. ‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.roar written to shout in a loud deep voice:
The crowd roared their appreciation. ‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared.bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you:
He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy:
‘What are you doing?’ he bawled. The kids were bawling in the back of the car. She was always bawling at the children.raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry:
I never heard my father raise his voice.cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval:
The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.a loud scream Suddenly I heard a loud scream.a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (=with a very high sound) The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.a bloodcurdling scream (=very frightening) With a blood-curdling scream, he threw himself at Paul.a terrified scream (=by someone who is terrified) I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs.a terrible scream (=by someone suffering great pain or fear) We were woken late that night by the most terrible screams.a little scream Mrs Wood gave a little scream.a muffled/stifled scream (=made quieter, for example by putting a hand over someone’s mouth) No one heard her muffled screams.let out a scream He let out a piercing scream.give a scream She gave a scream of delight.a scream of laughter/delight We could hear the children’s screams of laughter.a scream of pain/terror/agony My screams of terror awoke my parents. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲