bawling

2 definitions found

bawling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bawl \Bawl\ (b[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bawled (b[add]ld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Bawling.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a
     cow; akin to Sw. b["o]la; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark,
     E. bellow, bull.]
     1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence,
        as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
        [1913 Webster]

bawling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bawling
      n 1: loud cries made while weeping [syn: wailing, bawling]