bawler

Thân thiện

The baby is a real bawler during the night.

Definition

Noun: 1. A person who cries or weeps loudly and uncontrollably: Refers specifically to someone, often a child, who cries with great volume and intensity. 2. A person who shouts or speaks in a very loud voice: Refers to someone who communicates by yelling or speaking at a high volume.

Examples of Usage

• As a loud weeper:

  • The toddler was a notorious bawler whenever his toy was taken away.
  • After the long flight, the cabin was filled with the sound of a tired bawler.

• As a loud shouter:

  • The political protest was led by a passionate bawler who could be heard over the crowd.
  • The sergeant was a bawler, always issuing commands at the top of his lungs.

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a negative or critical connotation, implying that the crying or shouting is excessive, annoying, or lacking in control.
• It can be used figuratively to describe someone who complains very loudly and publicly.
  • He's just a bawler who uses outrage to get attention on social media.

Variants and Related Words

• Bawl (verb): To cry or shout loudly.
  • The child began to bawl after falling down.
• Bawling (noun/gerund): The act of crying or shouting loudly.
  • The constant bawling from the next room was distracting.

Synonyms

• For a loud weeper: crier, weeper, screamer, howler.
• For a loud shouter: shouter, bellower, roarer, yeller.

Related Idioms

• To bawl one's eyes out: To cry very hard and for a long time. (This idiom uses the verb form 'bawl').
  • She bawled her eyes out during the sad movie.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a loud weeper
   • their new baby is a real bawler
2. someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

Từ đồng nghĩa

• roarer
• bellower
• screamer
• screecher
• shouter
• yeller