Synonyms of bawling

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adjective

as in crying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crying
• sobbing
• wailing
• weeping
• blubbering
• sentimental
• sniffling
• whimpering
• mawkish
• sniveling
• maudlin
• keening
• moist
• emotional
• misty
• weepy
• teary
• tearful
• effusive
• misty-eyed
• demonstrative
• lachrymose
• plaintive
• grieving
• mournful
• doleful
• inconsolable
• bewailing
• bemoaning
• dolorous
• sad
• dejected
• disconsolate
• heartbroken
• lugubrious
• sorrowful
• heartsick
• gloomy
• depressed
• woebegone
• funereal
• downcast
• brokenhearted
• despondent
• woeful
• miserable
• downhearted
• heavyhearted
• wretched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughing
• smiling
• grinning
• beaming
• giggling
• happy
• chuckling
• cheerful
• merry
• cheery
• jovial
• gay
• mirthful
• sunny
• blithe
• lighthearted
• jocose
• blithesome
• lightsome

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crying
• sobbing
• weeping
• blubbering
• screaming
• blubbing
• grieving
• whimpering
• whining
• mourning
• squalling
• howling
• groaning
• sniffling
• lamenting
• wailing
• keening
• greeting
• sighing
• moaning
• snivelling
• sniveling
• bleating
• mewling
• puling
• yowling

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouting
• yelling
• crying
• screaming
• hollering
• calling
• roaring
• hallooing
• bellowing
• vociferating
• thundering
• baying
• sounding off
• shrieking
• holloing
• screeching
• whooping
• wailing
• squealing
• howling
• shrilling
• squeaking
• crowing
• caterwauling
• yowling
• yawping
• ululating
• hailing
• speaking out
• speaking up
• yauping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• breathing
• muttering
• murmuring
• mumbling