/bɔːl/

bawl

BrE /bɔːl/

NAmE /bɔːl/

[I, T]

to shout loudly, especially in an unpleasant or angry way

~ (at sb)

She bawled at him in front of everyone.

~ (out) sth (at sb)

He sat in his office bawling orders at his secretary.

+ speech (+ out)

‘Get in here now!’ she bawled out.

[I, T]

(+ speech)

to cry loudly, especially in an unpleasant and annoying way

A child was bawling in the next room.

He was bawling his eyes out (= crying very loudly).

ˌbawl sb↔ˈout

(informal)

to speak angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong

The teacher bawled him out for being late.