BAWL

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.

2.
v.

To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.

3.
v.

To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does. Swift.

4.
n.

A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.


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