Bawl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shout loudly and without restraint

make a raucous noise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kætˈæləm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːdɪsˌɪeɪsˌiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːdɪsˌɪeɪsˌiː/

1 syllable Say it as /kætˈæləm/.

Examples

Don't bawl in public!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bellow yawp

Parts of Speech

verb	shout loudly and without restraint
verb	make a raucous noise
verb	cry loudly “Don't bawl in public!”

Word Forms

bellow	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
bellowing	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
bawler	noun	someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grölen

schreie laut und hemmungslos

🇫🇷French

brailler

crier fort et sans retenue

🇪🇸Spanish

gritar

gritar fuerte y sin restricciones

🇮🇹Italian

urlare

gridare forte e senza ritegno

🇳🇱Dutch

brullen

luid en zonder terughoudendheid schreeuwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

gritar

grite bem alto e sem restrições

🇷🇺Russian

реветь

кричать громко и без ограничений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिल्लाना

जोर से और बिना किसी रोक-टोक के चिल्लाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্জন

জোরে চিৎকার এবং সংযম ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

அலறல்

சத்தமாக மற்றும் கட்டுப்பாடு இல்லாமல் கத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అరుపులు

బిగ్గరగా మరియు నిగ్రహం లేకుండా అరవండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बोलणे

मोठ्याने आणि संयम न करता ओरडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોલવું

મોટેથી અને સંયમ વિના પોકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಳಾಟ

ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಯಮವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലറുക

നിയന്ത്രണമില്ലാതെ ഉറക്കെ നിലവിളിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਲ

ਉੱਚੀ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਰੋਕ ਦੇ ਚੀਕਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

باؤل

زور سے اور بغیر روک ٹوک چلائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呶

大声喊叫

🇯🇵Japanese

大声で言う

遠慮せずに大声で叫ぶ

🇰🇷Korean

외침

거침없이 큰 소리로 외쳐라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu

hét to và không kiềm chế

🇹🇭Thai

ตะโกน

ตะโกนเสียงดังอย่างไม่หยุดยั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menangis

berteriak dengan keras dan tanpa menahan diri

🇵🇭Filipino

humagulgol

sumigaw ng malakas at walang pigil

🇲🇾Malay

meraung

jerit dengan kuat dan tanpa sekatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صراخ

الصراخ بصوت عال ودون ضبط النفس

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کردن

با صدای بلند و بدون محدودیت فریاد بزنید

🇹🇷Turkish

bağırmak

Yüksek sesle ve kısıtlama olmadan bağırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְרוֹחַ

לצעוק בקול רם וללא מעצורים

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