Definition of Bawl out

1. Verb. Censure severely or angrily. "Sam cannot bawl out Sue "; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"


Definition of Bawl out

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To have a serious argument accompanied with shouting. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bawl Out

bawdric
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdries
bawds
bawdy-house bottle
bawdy house
bawdyhouses
bawhorse
bawhorses
bawl
bawl out (current term)
bawled
bawler
bawlers
bawley
bawleys
bawling
bawling out
bawlings
bawls
bawn
bawneen
bawns
bawr
bawrel

Literary usage of Bawl out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"The fellow began to bawl out in his rustic way: "I will never leave my master Michel ... bawl out ..."

2. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, Evangeline Maria O'Connor (1901)
"263. Bate, remit; Epil. 16. Battle, army; IV. i. 154. Battle, battalion; III. ii. 163. bawl out, bawl out from (Quarto, " bal out"; Capell, "bawl out ..."

3. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare (1901)
"bawl out, bawl out from (Quarto, " bal out''; Capell, "bawl out from"); II. ii. 27. Baying, driving to bay (a term of the chase) ; I. iii. 80. ..."

4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... exceedingly trample the woman's ground ; ihe began to bawl out therefore as if ihe were mad, but the people taking little or no notice of her, ..."

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