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adjective

as in crying

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verb

present participle of bawl

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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Latino culture typecasts hombres as eternal machos always a few drinks away from brawling or bawling. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 After the break, Olson wrapped up her testimony as Clancy continued bawling with her head down. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Al-Hashimi ends up bawling in her car about Robby’s lack of empathy and perhaps the hypocrisy of it all. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Besides playing the original Lehman brothers, the three actors also play the men’s wives, sons, in-laws, politicians, business partners, tech bros and even a bawling baby. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Specifically, during a phone call Sullivan had with Eric after the ordeal, which marked a low point for the series as Eric launched into a verbal tirade while cameras captured Sullivan crumpled into a bawling heap. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026 Dogs can read your emotions and Julie was bawling like crazy. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026 But the night will be more remembered for the emotional tribute that had Marchand bawling by the end of it. — 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bawling

Adjective

Some in the pro-crying camp pointed to articles and headlines as proof.

— Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of crying

Verb

Zheng clinched with her first match point chance, serving an ace to Andreeva’s backhand side, then fell to the court sobbing with emotion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Images of an angry and sobbing Brown became the media’s hallmark of grief during the criminal trial, particularly when Simpson was acquitted in 1995.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sobbing

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According to Pollak, the couple repeatedly heard Torn shouting at someone through the hotel's thin walls.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Putting them under one clear execution item can preserve the work while reducing the number of separate things shouting at me.

— Morissa Schwartz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouting

Verb

His parents were also sitting in the rear of the courtroom, his mother's eyes red from weeping.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The most famous photograph of the early Second World War is of a Frenchman weeping at the sight of Nazi soldiers parading through the streets of Marseilles in 1940.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of weeping

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You were expected, at the very least, to put up a good fight, and the dance could get real ugly real quick—I’ve witnessed aunties and uncles pounding their fists on the table in a yelling war and checks being ripped straight down the middle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
This entire ordeal can be traced back to the infamous BCS formula, which captivated audiences with computer rankings that led to fans essentially yelling at computers at seasons end.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of yelling

Verb

At an intersection in Hyde Park that, days earlier, had been the scene of chaos — a young girl on the ground, a car with a teenage boy on the windshield, a mother screaming — Jonathan Hale led his band of rebels.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Someone who people think is abrasive and is screaming ‘Love me,’ but punching people at the same time.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of screaming

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