| 单词 | bawl |
| 释义 | bawl (once / 1686 pages) v To bawl is to weep or wail loudly. If you tend to bawl at sad movies, you might want to bring some tissues for wiping your tears and blowing your nose. If a baby bawls all night, he doesn't just cry — he sobs and howls. You can also use the verb to talk about other loud sounds, like shouts: "He bawls out orders while we stand there, confused," or even amusement: "She bawls with laughter all through the woman's strange speech." In the 15th century, to bawl was to "bark like a dog," from the Old Norse baula, "to low or moo like a cow." WORD FAMILYbawl: bawled, bawler, bawling, bawls+/bawler: bawlers/bawling: bawlings USAGE EXAMPLESPut it on, orchestrate a big group hug, bawl together, and then put on some Prince and honor his memory with a dance party. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) “That Wednesday, patients were bawling in the waiting room,” Davis told me. The New Yorker(Nov 23, 2016) I was watching people in the Javits Center on election night who were literally falling into each other’s arms bawling. The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016) 1v cry loudly Don't bawl in public! Hyper cry, weep shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain 2v shout loudly and without restraint Syn|Hyper bellow shout utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking) 3v make a raucous noise Syn|Hyper yawp howl, roar make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles |
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