Read full poem →But see!—see!—yonder scampers a ragged little urchin. Where is he
going? What is he bawling about? What does he say? Oh! he says
the king is coming in triumph; that he is dressed in state; that
Dictionary Entry
To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “bawling”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Or padded holm, where village boys resort,
Bawling enraptur’d o’er their evening sport,
Till night awakens superstition’s dread
Read full poem →While the old Sybil forged her boding clack.
Twin imps the meanwhile bawling at her back ;
Oft on my hand her magic coin's been struck.
Read full poem →Poor Fra Giovanni bawling at the Mass
Were out of tune now, for a small brown bird
Read full poem →"Stand-to and man the fire-step!" On he went ...
Gasping and bawling, "Fire-step ... counter-attack!"
Then the haze lifted. Bombing on the right