bawl out
bawl out · bawls out · bawled out · bawling out
To shout very loudlyTo shout very loudly.
» I'm tired of him bawling me out.
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3 senses(transitive)To shout very loudly.
The teacher angrily bawled out my name.
(transitive)To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture to; to reprimand in order to kill.
After a mistake like that, there wasn't much to do besides bawl out the offender and clean up.
(idiomatic)To have a serious argument accompanied by shouting.
More definitions
- censure severely or angrily
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 out, bawling out, bawled out, bawled out| Base form | bawl out · to bawl out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bawls out |
| Present participle | bawling out |
| Past simple | bawled out |
| Past participle | bawled out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
19 synonymsClose in meaning
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Word family
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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