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Definition of Bawling
1. Noun. Loud cries made while weeping.
Definition of Bawling
1. Verb. (present participle of bawl) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bawling
1. bawl [v] - See also: bawl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bawling
Literary usage of Bawling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Tickets used in theatres were called " checks " a century ago : Hark ! the check-taker
moody silence breaks, And, bawling " Pit full," gives the check he ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana by Louisiana Supreme Court (1858)
"bawling», Duncan & Co. notified Webb & bawling» that they would obey the instructions.
It is fair to presume that the notes were assets of the New Orleans ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"... and bawling, Nor was it left off when the unsavoury tale of the Apple-pye was
written: He .... bawling ..."
4. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages: Classified Subjectively and by Robert Christy (1887)
"Cicero, speaking of bawling orators. Order. 1. Order is Heaven's first law. Pape.
2. Set thine house in order. Bible. 3. The old order changeth, ..."
5. The Irish Sketch Book by William Makepeace Thackeray (1903)
"The people in the room are shouting out for the waiters, who cry, ' Yes, sir,'
peevishly, and don't come; but stand bawling and jangling, and calling each ..."
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