- present participle of bawl.
bawling
Example Sentences
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Stripped of his invulnerability, Homelander wilts into a bawling wimp, begging for his life on his knees.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Austin - who had passed out after making the call - was taken to hospital where he called his father, bawling his eyes out.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
But the book comes superbly to life in its character sketches, its bawling dialogue and its rugged sense of place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
But when she first saw photos of herself as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, “I literally started bawling my eyes out,” Chiles recently told People magazine.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
It was queer how the heavy falling snow muffled the sounds of their bawling.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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