- present participle of bawl.
bawling
Example Sentences
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Gus was still bawling, but he was nowhere to be seen.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I’m typing this as I’m quite literally bawling my eyes out in my dressing room & it hurts me so much to disappoint you all.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Stripped of his invulnerability, Homelander wilts into a bawling wimp, begging for his life on his knees.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Oscar Hartland, 16, who played Neil the Baby, left the cast "bawling their eyes out" as he performed Blackbird by The Beatles.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Mama, Daisy, and Grandma were all bawling at the same time.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
