bawl
verb (used without object)
to cry or wail lustily.
bawled
Example Sentences
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"I bawled, I cried, and asked God why. I'd taken care of people my whole life. God told me he didn't have me there as punishment, but on purpose."
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
“Camels bawled and ran, scattering loads of firewood in all directions,” Jones wrote.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
Allen joined the Zoom version, and after receiving feedback on her initial performance, “I turned my camera off and bawled my eyes out,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
In Mr. Totti’s final game, generations of Italians shed a tear, and Romans bawled uncontrollably, as the star took a victory lap around the field with Ms. Blasi and his children.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
She bawled me out again, and the whole family wound up getting involved.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
