bawl
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I’m making my way over to my dad, and I’m just seeing him bawl.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The punchline rocks the audience, who bawl with laughter, interspersed with oohing.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023
"In other ones, you can join in a bit but do you really have to shout and bawl and scream?" he added.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023
“The next thing you know you’re sitting in a chair ready to bawl your eyes out,” he recalled.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2021
Then it came, the long-drawn-out bawl of the tree bark.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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