Dictionary entry

Bawl

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bawl (ba̤l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bawled (ba̤ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Bawling.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. böla; 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.

2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.