Bawl, n. A loud, prolonged cry; an
outcry.
Bawl (bôl), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Bawled (bôld); p. pr. & vb. n.
Bawling.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw.
böla; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark, E.
bellow, bull.] 1. To cry out with a
loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to
shout; to vociferate.
2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or
vexation.
Bawl, v. t. To proclaim with a loud
voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does.
Swift.