Bawl

i. [A. S. bell an; Swed. böla; Icel. baula, to bellow as an ox; Lat. balare, to bleat.] To bellow; to shout; to clamor. "And bawl , and hi , and d-n her into fame." - Smith. -To cry loudly, as a froward or hurt child. "A child was bawling , and a woman chiding it." - L'Estrange. Bawl, v. a . To proclaim as a public crier; as, " bawled about by common hawkers." - Swift . Bawl, n. A loud, continued cry, as of a child. Bawler, n. One who bawls or shouts. Bawl'ing, n. The act of crying out; the loud crying of a child.