bawl
verb (used without object)
to cry or wail lustily.
is bawling
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present progressiveof bawl (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Hodgson is bawling a few instructions out at his team.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2015
Nixon is not just crying; he is bawling, devastated, utterly undone.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2015
On the other hand, Catherine is bawling her eyes out that Lesley is leaving.
From Time ● Feb. 12, 2013
By this point the poor little girl is bawling like a stuck pig, eyes clenched shut against the stinging smog smothering Shanghai.”
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 30, 2013
When it isn't asleep it is bawling; when it isn't bawling it's asleep.
From Banked Fires by E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
