as in crying
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as in sobbing
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
he bawled for days after his dog died
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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mover was bawling for help as the refrigerator was about to slip out of his hands
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Recent Examples of bawling
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Eusexua offers a soundtrack for bedrooms and basements fit for balling and bawling sessions.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Many were left bawling after seeing such a genuine interaction caught on camera, while others asked why the dogs sleep in a kennel outside.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
For sure, John would be bawling.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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But the night will be more remembered for the emotional tribute that had Marchand bawling by the end of it.
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.—
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Bystander video from the shooting scene shows a sobbing woman who says the person shot was her wife.—
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As the cheering faded, she could be heard sobbing, overcome by the frightening moments that had just passed.—
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By the time the group made it into the hallway, Fleeger and Freeman's wife, Joanna, were shouting at each other.—
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Her social media posts hyping Cincinnati and under-the-radar cities last summer went viral with over 1 million views on Instagram and Tiktok, prompting thousands of comments shouting out other secondary cities worth a visit.—
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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.—
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Thus is the stage set for a familiar but potentially affecting tale of nearest-and-dearest bickering and bonding, designed to have viewers weeping into their eggnog during a tonal break from Netflix’s frothier seasonal fare.—
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Hazel Smith) and weeping blue Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica cv.—
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Becca Good can be heard yelling from outside the vehicle.—
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In the video, a man is seen yelling at fellow audience members for being disruptive throughout the show's first act.—
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According to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched in November to a residence in the Linville community of Marion after a caller reported a neighbor standing in their driveway screaming and refusing to leave the property despite having been warned previously.—
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Avid viewers of The Studio will appreciate the callback to a watershed episode this season when Ice Cube, as himself, uttered the same to a room filled with screaming fans, causing a fresh headache for Seth Rogen’s backlot boss Matt Remick.—
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“Bawling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawling. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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