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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"
Exact synonyms: Berate, Call Down, Call On The Carpet, Chew Out, Chew Up, Chide, Dress Down, Have Words, Jaw, Lambast, Lambaste, Lecture, Rag, Rebuke, Remonstrate, Reprimand, Reproof, Scold, Take To Task, Trounce
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
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 bawled bawler bawlers bawley bawleys bawling bawling out bawlings | bawls bawn bawneen bawns bawr bawrel |
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