bawler

noun

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as in wailer

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  1. screamer
  2. weeper
  3. crybaby
Noun
  • Minnesota equalized in the sixth minute on a ridiculous goal by Kelvin Yeboah, who hit a screamer into the upper corner.
    Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The movie earned her an Oscar nomination — and a reputation as one of Hollywood’s greatest screamers.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of screamer
Noun
  • Our front yard swarmed with mourners, some weeping like children, others consoling the weepers, and the rest loudly reciting verses from the Quran, in memoriam to Uncle Usama.
    Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Their brand was chaos: live shows that were transcendent or tragicomic depending on the drugs involved; albums that interpolated brilliant Stones-adjacent youth anthems and devastating country weepers with slapdash Kiss covers and improvised jams where no one played their actual instrument.
    Elizabeth Nelson, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
Definition of weeper
Noun
  • His overall premise can be summarized in one sentence: The teams quietly complaining about the tax advantages the Florida teams may have are a bunch of crybabies, trying to defend their own mediocre team-building records.
    Eric Duhatschek, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
  • Despite being a crybaby at the peak of her break-up with Warner, Woods’ strength lies in her ability to go within and trust her intuition.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
Definition of crybaby
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