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to bawl:  /bɔːl/ it annoys you
to cry: it does not annoy you


present tense
I/you/we/they bawl
he/she/it bawls
present participle bawling
past tense bawled
past participle bawled

   1.      [intransitive/transitive] to shout in a loud angry way

      His main complaint was that Mr Green bawled at him during meetings.
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of bawl: shout, call out, cry, scream, yell... more
   2. [intransitive] to cry loudly, especially in a way that annoys other people

      I wish that child would stop bawling!
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of bawl: cry, cry, burst out, dissolve into, weep...