How Do You Spell BAWLING?

Pronunciation: [bˈɔːlɪŋ] (IPA)

Bawling is a word that is pronounced as /’bɔːlɪŋ/. The IPA phonetic transcription for bawling represents the sounds produced when the word is pronounced. The first sound, /b/, is a voiced bilabial plosive, followed by the open-mid back rounded vowel, /ɔː/. Next is the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative /l/, and finally, the sound /ɪŋ/ which represents a voiced velar nasal. The spelling matches the pronunciation except for the presence of the 'w' which represents the semi-vowel /w/.

BAWLING Meaning and Definition

1. Bawling is a verb that refers to the act of crying or sobbing loudly and vehemently. It is often associated with intense emotions such as grief, anger, frustration, or pain. When someone is bawling, they are expressing their emotions through loud and unrestrained crying, typically accompanied by wailing or howling sounds.

   The term bawling can also be used to describe the vocalization of young children or infants who are crying extremely loudly. They often bawl when they are hungry, tired, or uncomfortable. In this context, bawling is seen as a form of communication to express their needs or distress.

   Furthermore, bawling can be associated with animals, particularly loud and distressed vocalizations made by certain species. For instance, when a cow or bull vocalizes loudly and harshly, it is often described as bawling. This type of vocalization is often used to attract attention or communicate with other animals in their group.

   The term bawling is generally used to emphasize the loud and intense nature of crying or vocalizations. It conveys a sense of being overwhelmed by emotions or physical discomfort. Bawling can be considered a more intense form of crying compared to simply shedding tears or weeping softly.

Common Misspellings for BAWLING

• baulding
• bolwling
• biling
• basline
• barlin
• hawling
• bacing
• budling
• bowlling
• busling
• bafling
• barrling
• abling
• bioling
• bableing
• burling
• cawling
• batling
• buling
• batlling
• rabling
• yalling
• bauling
• bogling
• bafeling
• baving
• bowiling
• labling
• bliling
• blwoing
• boweling
• biuling
• baing
• bouling
• beling
• bolling
• dabling
• builing
• bweing
• bawking
• baseling
• babeling
• bwing
• yaling
• biiling
• berling
• blowling
• balzing
• bahving
• babling
• beeling
• gnawling
• bucling
• bowwing
• babaling
• blling
• barling
• baleing
• bling
• baulking
• boling
• bowwling
• bruling
• bawlding
• bawlin
• tawlin
• bawiling
• bawbing
• bawblin
• Bawbline
• Miawling
• Sqawling
• Kawling
• Bawbins
• Bakslang
• Bydling
• Bawelin
• Bawbleing

Etymology of BAWLING

The word bawling derives from the Old Norse verb baula, which meant to low like a cow or to low mournfully. This verb is also related to the Old English word beolan, meaning to roar, bellow or to howl. Over time, beolan transformed into bawlen in Middle English, which eventually evolved into the present-day word bawling.

Idioms with the word BAWLING

• give sm a (good) bawling out To give someone a (good) bawling out means to scold or reprimand someone severely, often in a loud and angry manner. It is an idiom used to convey strong criticism or reproof towards someone's actions or behavior.
• take a bawling out The idiom "take a bawling out" means to receive a severe scolding or reprimand, often delivered in a loud or aggressive manner. It implies being subjected to a harsh verbal attack or criticism from someone in a position of authority or superiority.
• give a bawling out The idiom "give a bawling out" refers to scolding or reprimanding someone harshly or loudly. It entails expressing strong disapproval or anger towards someone's actions or behavior, often using a loud and forceful tone.
• give someone a (good) bawling out The idiom "give someone a (good) bawling out" refers to scolding or reprimanding someone intensely and angrily. It involves expressing strong disapproval or reprimanding someone sharply for their behavior or actions.

Similar spelling words for BAWLING

• ballinger,
• balinese,
• balenciaga,
• balancer,
• balancing,
• bowling,
• ballenger,
• Ballengee,
• balance,
• balanus,
• balanced,
• ballance,
• Balling.

Plural form of BAWLING is BAWLINGS

Conjugate verb Bawling

CONDITIONAL

I would bawl

we would bawl

you would bawl

he/she/it would bawl

they would bawl

FUTURE

I will bawl

we will bawl

you will bawl

he/she/it will bawl

they will bawl

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have bawled

we will have bawled

you will have bawled

he/she/it will have bawled

they will have bawled

PAST

I bawled

we bawled

you bawled

he/she/it bawled

they bawled

PAST PERFECT

I had bawled

we had bawled

you had bawled

he/she/it had bawled

they had bawled

PRESENT

I bawl

we bawl

you bawl

he/she/it bawls

they bawl

PRESENT PERFECT

I have bawled

we have bawled

you have bawled

he/she/it has bawled

they have bawled

I am bawling

we are bawling

you are bawling

he/she/it is bawling

they are bawling

I was bawling

we were bawling

you were bawling

he/she/it was bawling

they were bawling

I will be bawling

we will be bawling

you will be bawling

he/she/it will be bawling

they will be bawling

I have been bawling

we have been bawling

you have been bawling

he/she/it has been bawling

they have been bawling

I had been bawling

we had been bawling

you had been bawling

he/she/it had been bawling

they had been bawling

I will have been bawling

we will have been bawling

you will have been bawling

he/she/it will have been bawling

they will have been bawling

I would have bawled

we would have bawled

you would have bawled

he/she/it would have bawled

they would have bawled

I would be bawling

we would be bawling

you would be bawling

he/she/it would be bawling

they would be bawling

I would have been bawling

we would have been bawling

you would have been bawling

he/she/it would have been bawling

they would have been bawling