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bawl

v.

To make a bellowing sound
roar, bellow, howl, shout; see yell.
To cry
weep, wail, shed tears, sob; see cry 1.

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Another word for bawl

verb

To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress:
howl, wail, yowl. See sounds
To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:
blubber, cry, howl, keen², sob, wail, weep, yowl. See happy, sounds
To speak or say very loudly or with a shout:
bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See sounds

phrasal verb bawl out

To reprimand loudly or harshly:
berate, rate². (Informal) tell off. Idioms: give hell to, give it to. See attack
(Informal)
To criticize for a fault or an offense:
admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap¹, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. (Informal) lambaste. (Slang) chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See attack, praise