bawl off
bawl off · bawls off · bawled off · bawling off
To severely scold; to shout at; to remove by shouting invectiveTo severely scold; to shout at; to (figuratively) remove by shouting invective.
Meaning
1 sensesTo severely scold; to shout at; to (figuratively) remove by shouting invective.
He bawled off at the disobedient children.
He got his pants bawled off by his boss.
Forms
bawls off, bawling off, bawled off, bawled offirregular
| Base form | bawl off · to bawl off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bawls off |
| Present participle | bawling off |
| Past simple | bawled off |
| Past participle | bawled off |
Tenses
bawl off · bawled off · will bawl off · have bawled offPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.