bawl out

verb

1. informal,  (tr, adverb) to scold loudly

Idioms and Phrases

Call out loudly, announce, as in Some of the players were quite hard of hearing, so the rector bawled out the bingo numbers . [1500s]

Scold or reprimand loudly, as in Her teacher was always bawling out the class for not paying attention . [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

“I played it at my lesson, and I was bawled out. I couldn’t believe that doing such a thing was wrong, so I quit practicing and eased out of the lessons.”

From Washington Post

The emotions of all of this time, it all came out, and I ugly-cried and bawled out loud until we were done with all of the bows.

From New York Times

She began to cry then, bawling out like a frightened child.

From Literature

“Why am I picking on you every day? Why don’t I ever bawl out those other layabouts?”

From Literature

“A bawling out would have been better,” he said.

From Literature