bawling

[baw-ling] / ˈbɔ lɪŋ /

NOUN

cry

Synonyms

STRONG

bellowing blubbering crying groan lament lamentation plaint sobbing wailing weeping

Example Sentences

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Box of Kleenex at arm’s reach in case I started bawling.

From Literature

I'm sick of watching Tav lose it and start shouting and bawling at them all.

From BBC

“Then we started bawling together. I think that one might end up her favorite.”

From Los Angeles Times

Oscar Hartland, 16, who played Neil the Baby, left the cast "bawling their eyes out" as he performed Blackbird by The Beatles.

From BBC

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