Definition

Noun: - The act of crying or weeping loudly and unrestrainedly: "Bawling" refers to the production of loud, often prolonged, and emotional vocal sounds, typically associated with distress, pain, or intense sadness.

Usage

The word "bawling" is used to describe loud, demonstrative crying. It often implies a lack of control or inhibition and is commonly associated with children, though adults can also be described as bawling. It emphasizes the audible intensity of the weeping.

Examples

• The constant of the infant kept the new parents awake all night.
• After scraping her knee, the little girl collapsed into loud .
• I could hear his from the other room after he received the bad news.

Advanced Usage

• "to reduce someone to bawling": to cause someone to cry loudly and uncontrollably.
  • The harsh criticism reduced the sensitive performer to bawling.
• Used to emphasize the disruptive or attention-grabbing nature of the crying.
  • The movie wasn't that sad; I don't understand all the bawling in the theater.

Variants and Related Words

• Bawl (verb): To cry or wail loudly.
  • The child began to bawl when his toy was taken away.
• Bawler (noun): A person who bawls.
  • That baby is a real bawler.

Synonyms

• Wailing: A prolonged, high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
• Howling: Crying or wailing loudly, sometimes suggesting a wild or animal-like quality.
• Sobbing: Crying with convulsive catching of the breath, but not necessarily as loud as bawling.

Antonyms

• Sniffling: Crying quietly with small, soft sounds.
• Whimpering: Making low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent.

Related Phrases

• Bawling one's eyes out: An idiomatic expression meaning to cry very hard and for a long time.
  • She was bawling her eyes out after the heartbreaking finale of the series.

Noun

1. loud cries made while weeping