bawl out

verbseverely reprimand

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verb severely reprimand

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praise

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Word Origin & History

mid-15c., "to howl like a dog," from Old Norse baula "to low like a cow," and/or Medieval Latin baulare "to bark like a dog," both echoic. Meaning "to shout loudly" attested from 1590s. To bawl (someone) out "reprimand loudly" is 1908, American English. Related: Bawled; bawling.

Example Sentences for bawl out

She was driven to bawl out her words, and by no means liked the task.

Let one bawl out of you and Patch Keetly will be at hand to take the mare by the head.

The only human sounds that the Parrot could bawl out were, "Come, let us be men!"

And now you must behave like other folk, and if all goes well you may bless your stars, and bawl out, Hurrah!'

I bawl out, for I was very angry; 'and if Lintot offers her any liberty, I'll brain him with his own pestle!'

Whereupon he again began to bawl out in his peculiar Dago dialect: Or-ran-ges!

Bill himself was more than half-seas over, and began to bawl out a sea-song.

What the devil made you bawl out which way we were going before these people?

Well, I confess I can't bring mine into the market and bawl out that I have so many pounds' weight of the required material.

In the reaction from his sudden fright Tim was as wrathfully ready to "bawl out" his captain as if he were some raw rookie.

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dress down

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berating

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dress down

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berate