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  • present participle of bawl.
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bawling

[baw-ling] / ˈbɔ lɪŋ /


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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

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

"I was literally bawling my eyes out," she says as she remembers a chance meeting with someone who had decided to attend their very first festival after finding Lucy's social media page.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 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

I could hear little kids bawling, and big kids laughing.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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