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bawl

/ˈbɔːl/BAWL
/ˈbɔl/BAWL

Meaningto low

Common meaning: to cry or shout loudly

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)baula‘to low like a cow’source
  2. Swedishmeaning shiftsto low like a cow → to roarbala‘to roar’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto roar → to cry or shout loudlybawl‘to cry or shout loudly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) baula ‘to low’.

Roots

  • baula Old Norse (Icelandic) “to low”

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