Used in a Sentence

bawl

How to use bawl in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for bawl.

Editorial note

Yeah the tax rates of the 1990s were so bawl-inducing...

Examples6
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

shout loudly and without restraint

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bawl gathered in one view.

verb

shout loudly and without restraint

verb

make a raucous noise

verb

cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bawl.

verb

shout loudly and without restraint

verb

make a raucous noise

verb

cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"

Example sentences

1

Yeah the tax rates of the 1990s were so bawl-inducing...

2

I love it, its handling of UTF-8+ strings makes me want to bawl with the amount of time I've dumped into handling that in other contexts.

3

I expect in the future I will be mandated to clap and bawl uncontrollably while my great liberal leader makes a speech on pain of death for the crime of facism

4

They would also do things like bawl their eyes out at music or at the death of a pet or other seemingly small things -- and flip into murderous rage when social conventions were violated.

5

Yes, but nowadays this is just another bootstrap problem: editors don't support them because no documents use them, no documents use them because editors don't support them, and users scream and bawl because their cheese has moved.

6

I'm not saying we should all pull over in our cars and bawl to a Springsteen song, but there is something to be said for time for quiet thought and self reflection which is very easy to replace and lose when you're always checking to see what the latest is on Twitter or HN.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bawl in a sentence?

Yeah the tax rates of the 1990s were so bawl-inducing...

What does bawl mean?

shout loudly and without restraint

What part of speech is bawl?

bawl is commonly used as verb.