bawl one's eyes out
bawl one's eyes out · bawls one's eyes out · bawled one's eyes out · bawling one's eyes out
To cry, shed tears, weep loudlyTo cry, shed tears, weep loudly.
» I'm tired of him bawling me out.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To cry, shed tears, weep loudly.
Examples
8 sentencesI'm tired of him bawling me out.
Tom was bawled out for sleeping in class.
Ms. Jackson bawled Tom out for sleeping in class.
Sami was bawling his eyes out.
Sami is bawling his eyes out.
Forms
bawls one's eyes out, bawling one's eyes out, bawled one's eyes out, bawled one's eyes out| Base form | bawl one's eyes out · to bawl one's eyes out |
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| 3rd person singular | bawls one's eyes out |
| Present participle | bawling one's eyes out |
| Past simple | bawled one's eyes out |
| Past participle | bawled one's eyes out |
irregular
Lessons 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