Bawl \Bawl\ (b[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bawled} (b[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bawling}.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. b["o]la; 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 \Bawl\, v. t. To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does. --Swift.
Bawl \Bawl\, n. A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
"When you're old, you can bawl people out," said Viola, 78, with a laugh. "When we order a cab we ask 'em not to smoke.
On one occasion, TV viewers saw one inmate appear on the roof, bawl out "Good morning, Manchester" and do exercises.