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bawl
English
Etymology
From Middle English bawlen, from Old Norse baula (“to low”) and/or Medieval Latin baul? (“to bark”), both from Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bau- (“to bark”), conflated with Proto-Germanic *bellan?, *ballijan?, *buljan? (“to shout, low, roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?el- (“to sound, roar”). Cognate with Faroese belja (“to low”), Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”), Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”). More at bell.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [b???]
- (US) IPA(key): /b?l/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /b?l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- Homophone: ball
Verb
bawl (third-person singular simple present bawls, present participle bawling, simple past and past participle bawled)
- (transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
- (intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 5:
- Why did you bawl out just as I was aiming? Who can aim with a fellow bawling in his ear? I've lost the birds through it.
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 5:
Derived terms
- bawler
Translations
Noun
bawl (plural bawls)
- A loud, intense shouting or wailing.
Translations
Anagrams
- LBWA
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?l?/
Adjective
bawl
- blunt
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
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yowl
English
Etymology
From Middle English yollen, past participle of yellen (“to yell”). More at yell, yollen.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?l
Noun
yowl (plural yowls)
- A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
Translations
Verb
yowl (third-person singular simple present yowls, present participle yowling, simple past and past participle yowled)
- (intransitive) Utter a yowl.
- (transitive) Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.
Derived terms
- yowler
Translations
Anagrams
- Lowy, owly
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