"bawl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [bɔːɫ] [UK], /bɔl/ [US], /bɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-bawl.wav [US] Forms: bawls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: From Middle English baulen, from Old Norse baula (“to low”) and/or Medieval Latin baulō (“to bark”), both from Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), conflated with Proto-Germanic *bellaną, *ballijaną, *buljaną (“to shout, low, roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”). Cognate with Faroese belja (“to low”), Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”), Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”). More at bell. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|baulen}} Middle English baulen, {{der|en|non|baula||to low}} Old Norse baula (“to low”), {{der|en|ML.|baulō||to bark}} Medieval Latin baulō (“to bark”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*bau-||to roar}} Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), {{cog|gem-pro|*bellaną}} Proto-Germanic *bellaną, {{m|gem-pro|*ballijaną}} *ballijaną, {{m|gem-pro|*buljaną||to shout, low, roar}} *buljaną (“to shout, low, roar”), {{cog|ine-pro|*bʰel-||to sound, roar}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”), {{cog|fo|belja||to low}} Faroese belja (“to low”), {{cog|is|baula||to moo, low}} Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”), {{cog|sv|böla||to bellow, low}} Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”), {{m|en|bell}} bell Head templates: {{en-noun}} bawl (plural bawls)
  1. A loud, intense shouting or wailing. Translations (a loud, intense shouting or wailing): řev [masculine] (Czech), křik [masculine] (Czech), karjunta (Finnish), pararētanga (Maori), alarido [masculine] (Spanish), grito [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bawl-en-noun-1ch0N44l

Verb

IPA: [bɔːɫ] [UK], /bɔl/ [US], /bɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-bawl.wav [US] Forms: bawls [present, singular, third-person], bawling [participle, present], bawled [participle, past], bawled [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: From Middle English baulen, from Old Norse baula (“to low”) and/or Medieval Latin baulō (“to bark”), both from Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), conflated with Proto-Germanic *bellaną, *ballijaną, *buljaną (“to shout, low, roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”). Cognate with Faroese belja (“to low”), Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”), Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”). More at bell. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|baulen}} Middle English baulen, {{der|en|non|baula||to low}} Old Norse baula (“to low”), {{der|en|ML.|baulō||to bark}} Medieval Latin baulō (“to bark”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*bau-||to roar}} Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), {{cog|gem-pro|*bellaną}} Proto-Germanic *bellaną, {{m|gem-pro|*ballijaną}} *ballijaną, {{m|gem-pro|*buljaną||to shout, low, roar}} *buljaną (“to shout, low, roar”), {{cog|ine-pro|*bʰel-||to sound, roar}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”), {{cog|fo|belja||to low}} Faroese belja (“to low”), {{cog|is|baula||to moo, low}} Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”), {{cog|sv|böla||to bellow, low}} Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”), {{m|en|bell}} bell Head templates: {{en-verb}} bawl (third-person singular simple present bawls, present participle bawling, simple past and past participle bawled)
  1. (transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. Tags: transitive Translations (to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner): řvát [imperfective] (Czech), křičet [imperfective] (Czech), schreeuwen (Dutch), huutaa (Finnish), karjua (Finnish), hurler (French), schreien (German), brüllen (German), grölen (German), gridare (Italian), urlare (Italian), obvāgiō (Latin), hāparangi (Maori), whakapakari (Maori), pararē (Maori), tīwaha (Maori), ора́ть (orátʹ) (Russian), крича́ть (kričátʹ) (Russian), vikati (Serbo-Croatian), gritar (Spanish), vråla (Swedish), gorma (Swedish), bağırmak (Turkish), волати (volaty) (Ukrainian), кричати (kryčaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bawl-en-verb-9EaITVZ1 Disambiguation of 'to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner': 91 8 2
  2. (intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Vocalizations Translations (to wail; to give out a blaring cry): ulvoa (Finnish), hurler (French), heulen (German), brüllen (German), whakapakari (Maori), auē (Maori), реве́ть (revétʹ) (Russian), вопи́ть (vopítʹ) (Russian), ağlamak (Turkish), горлати (horlaty) (Ukrainian), галасувати (halasuvaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bawl-en-verb-66RJgskR Disambiguation of Vocalizations: 17 27 40 16 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of 'to wail; to give out a blaring cry': 5 92 3
  3. (intransitive) To weep profusely. Tags: intransitive Translations (to weep profusely): pillittää (Finnish), ревіти (revity) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bawl-en-verb-vXBX4n6- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 12 26 56 Disambiguation of 'to weep profusely': 2 7 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bawl-baby, bawler, bawl one's eyes out, bawl out, outbawl

Inflected forms

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          "word": "tīwaha"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "orátʹ",
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          "word": "ора́ть"
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          "word": "gritar"
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          "word": "vråla"
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          "word": "bağırmak"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "volaty",
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          "word": "волати"
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          "word": "ulvoa"
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          "word": "hurler"
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          "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
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        {
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
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          "word": "auē"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 92 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "revétʹ",
          "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
          "word": "реве́ть"
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          "_dis1": "5 92 3",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vopítʹ",
          "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
          "word": "вопи́ть"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
          "word": "ağlamak"
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          "_dis1": "5 92 3",
          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "horlaty",
          "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
          "word": "горлати"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "halasuvaty",
          "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
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          "word": "pillittää"
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          "sense": "to weep profusely",
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        "cot-caught-merger"
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    },
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      "args": {
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          "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "řev"
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          "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
          "word": "karjunta"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
          "word": "pararētanga"
        },
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          "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "alarido"
        },
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "grito"
        }
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      "ipa": "/bɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "ipa": "/bɑl/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "word": "bawl one's eyes out"
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      "name": "der"
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "bell",
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        "singular",
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        "present"
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "Spade took two long steps and caught Effie Perine by the shoulders. \"She didn't get there?\" he bawled into her frightened face",
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        "(transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English links with manual fragments",
        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "children bawling",
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        {
          "text": "cattle bawling",
          "type": "example"
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      "glosses": [
        "To wail; to give out a blaring cry."
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          "wail"
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        [
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          "blare#Verb"
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          "cry"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry."
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        "intransitive"
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    {
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "mourners bawling",
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        "To weep profusely."
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          "weep"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To weep profusely."
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/bɑl/",
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      "homophone": "ball"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːl"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "řvát"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
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      "word": "křičet"
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      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "schreeuwen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "huutaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "karjua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "hurler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "schreien"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "brüllen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "grölen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "gridare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "urlare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "obvāgiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "hāparangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "whakapakari"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "pararē"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "whakapakari"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "tīwaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "orátʹ",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "ора́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kričátʹ",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "крича́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "vikati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "gritar"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "vråla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "gorma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "bağırmak"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "volaty",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "волати"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kryčaty",
      "sense": "to shout or utter in a loud and intense manner",
      "word": "кричати"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "ulvoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "hurler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "heulen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "brüllen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "whakapakari"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "auē"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "revétʹ",
      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "реве́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vopítʹ",
      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "вопи́ть"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "ağlamak"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "horlaty",
      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "горлати"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "halasuvaty",
      "sense": "to wail; to give out a blaring cry",
      "word": "галасувати"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to weep profusely",
      "word": "pillittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "revity",
      "sense": "to weep profusely",
      "word": "ревіти"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*ballijaną"
      },
      "expansion": "*ballijaną",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*buljaną",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to shout, low, roar"
      },
      "expansion": "*buljaną (“to shout, low, roar”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*bʰel-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to sound, roar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "belja",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to low"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese belja (“to low”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "baula",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to moo, low"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "böla",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to bellow, low"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bell"
      },
      "expansion": "bell",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English baulen, from Old Norse baula (“to low”) and/or Medieval Latin baulō (“to bark”), both from Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), conflated with Proto-Germanic *bellaną, *ballijaną, *buljaną (“to shout, low, roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”). Cognate with Faroese belja (“to low”), Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”), Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”). More at bell.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bawls",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bawl (plural bawls)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard",
          "text": "[…] that clear soprano, in nursery, rings out a shower of innocent idiotisms over the half-stripped baby, and suspends the bawl upon its lips.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A loud, intense shouting or wailing."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bɔːɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑl/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ball"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-bawl.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-bawl.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-bawl.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-bawl.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-bawl.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "řev"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "křik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
      "word": "karjunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
      "word": "pararētanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alarido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a loud, intense shouting or wailing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grito"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bawl"
}

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