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Origin of bawl
First recorded in 1400â50; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin baulÄre âto bark,â from Germanic; compare Old Norse baula âto low,â baula âcow,â perhaps a conflation of belja (see bell2) with an unrecorded old root bhu-
OTHER WORDS FROM bawl
bawl·er, nounout·bawl, verb (used with object)Words nearby bawl
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How to use bawl in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bawl
bawl
/ (bÉËl) /
verb
(intr) to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail
to shout loudly, as in anger
noun
a loud shout or cry
Derived forms of bawl
bawler, nounbawling, nounWord Origin for bawl
C15: probably from Icelandic baula to low; related to Medieval Latin baulÄre to bark, Swedish böla to low; all of imitative origin
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