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   bawl

   /bɔːl/

   verb

   • 1. shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly: "‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal" Similar shoutcall outcry outcryyellroarbellowscreechscreamshriekhowlwhoopbarkgrowlsnarlblustervociferatetrumpetthunderinformal:yammerhollerOpposite whisper
   • 2. weep or cry noisily: "one by one the children all started bawling" Similar crysobweepshed tearswailblubbersnivelwhimperwhinehowlsquallinformal:blubgreetrare:ululate

   noun

   • 1. a loud, unrestrained shout: "he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘(of an animal) howl, bark’): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare ‘to bark’ or Icelandic baula ‘to low’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • W

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   • L

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