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# bawling

verb form (bawl, bawls, bawled, bawling); noun (bawling — uncountable)

«bawling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Crying very loudly, like a baby or an upset child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#m1)
2. Shouting loudly and roughly at someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#m2)
3. (informal) «Bawl someone out» means to tell them off angrily (mainly US). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, «bawling» tells the reader that someone is crying noisily and without holding back, or shouting rudely. It is a strong, slightly informal word. Phrases: «bawling your eyes out», «bawling at someone», «bawling baby».

### Examples

- The baby was bawling in the back of the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#x1)
- I was bawling my eyes out at the end of the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#x2)
- The coach was bawling orders across the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#x3)
- Stop bawling, you will wake up Grandma! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#x4)
- We heard the toddler bawling in the supermarket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#x5)
- The bawling went on for an hour until he fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#x6)
- The coach bawled him out for being late. (US, informal) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#x7)
- There was such a bawling and screaming--the Fir Tree alone was silent, and he thought to himself, “Am I not to bawl with the rest? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/#x8)

### Note

-ing form of the verb «bawl» (past: bawled). Homophone trap: «bawl» (cry loudly) sounds like «ball» (a round toy) and «bawling» like «balling». Meaning is stronger than «crying» or «sobbing»; «wailing» is similar.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bawling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bawling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bawling.html) on Mova free.