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adjective

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as in crying

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bawling

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verb

present participle of bawl
1
as in sobbing
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress he bawled for days after his dog died

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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance the mover was bawling for help as the refrigerator was about to slip out of his hands

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