What does "bawl" mean?
Bawl: To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
Additional senses
- 2.To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does. Swift.
- 3.A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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