- 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
“Then we started bawling together. I think that one might end up her favorite.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
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’ll bet you start bawling every time E.T. dies, don’t you?”
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
