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bawl

/bɔːl/verb

उच्चारण बॉल

चिल्लाना, ज़ोर से डाँटना, दहाड़ना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth) (at sb)

    to shout loudly, especially in an unpleasant and angry way

    चिल्लाना, ज़ोर से डाँटना, दहाड़ना

    • The coach bawled at the players for losing the match.
    • He bawled orders at everyone in the office.
    • The sergeant bawled at the new recruits.
    + 2 more examples
    • Don't bawl at me; I can hear you perfectly.
    • The vendor bawled out the price of his vegetables.

    Synonyms shout yell bellow roar holler

    Opposite whisper murmur

  2. 2

    [I] disapproving

    to cry loudly, especially in an unpleasant and annoying way

    ज़ोर-ज़ोर से रोना, बिलखना, दहाड़ें मारकर रोना

    • The baby was bawling all night.
    • Stop bawling and tell me what happened.
    • The toddler bawled when his balloon burst.
    + 2 more examples
    • She bawled her eyes out after the film's sad ending.
    • The child bawled loudly in the middle of the market.

    Synonyms howl wail sob blubber weep

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

bawl at sb

When you shout angrily at a person, use bawl at; do not use on or to.

किसी व्यक्ति पर क्रोध में चिल्लाने के लिए 'bawl at' प्रयुक्त होता है; 'on' या 'to' का प्रयोग न करें।

  • The coach bawled at the players for missing the catch.
  • Don't bawl at the child; speak softly.

bawl + out + sth (shout)

With out, bawl means to shout a word or an order loudly; the thing shouted is the object.

Out के साथ 'bawl' का अर्थ किसी शब्द या आदेश को ज़ोर से चिल्लाना है; जो चिल्लाया जाए वह object है।

  • The hawker bawled out the price of the vegetables.
  • The sergeant bawled out the orders.

bawl sb out (informal, scold)

The phrasal verb is separable: with a pronoun, put it between bawl and out.

यह phrasal verb separable है: pronoun हो तो उसे bawl और out के बीच रखें।

  • The principal bawled him out for coming late.
  • My mother bawled me out for breaking the cup.

bawl (cry) + for / over

To cry loudly, bawl is intransitive; add for or over to say what the crying is about.

ज़ोर से रोने के अर्थ में 'bawl' intransitive है; रोने का कारण बताने के लिए for या over जोड़ें।

  • The toddler bawled for his mother.
  • She bawled over the lost doll.
+Collocations 4

bawl + adverb

loudlyangrilyfuriouslyuncontrollably

  • The baby bawled uncontrollably in the train.

bawl + object

ordersabusehis namea warning

  • A vendor bawled his name in the crowded market.

bawl + at

at the childrenat the driverat the crowdat her brother

  • The driver bawled at the cyclist who crossed the road.

who bawls

babychildcoachteachercaptain

  • The captain bawled from the boundary line.
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  • The farmer bawled at the boys to get out of his field.

किसान ने लड़कों पर चिल्लाकर उन्हें अपने खेत से बाहर निकल जाने को कहा।

  • The baby bawled all night because of the heat.

गर्मी के कारण बच्चा रात भर दहाड़ें मारकर रोता रहा।

  • She bawled when she lost her way in the fair.

मेले में रास्ता भटक जाने पर वह फूट-फूटकर रोई।

  • The shopkeeper bawled out his offers to the passers-by.

दुकानदार ने राहगीरों को चिल्ला-चिल्लाकर अपनी पेशकशें सुनाईं।

  • The manager bawled out the clerk for the mistake.

प्रबंधक ने उस ग़लती के लिए क्लर्क को डाँट पिलाई।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The teacher bawled on the students.

✓ The teacher bawled at the students.

Bawl takes at when you shout angrily at someone.

किसी पर क्रोध में चिल्लाने के लिए 'bawl' के बाद 'at' आता है।

✗ My father bawled out me for the mistake.

✓ My father bawled me out for the mistake.

In this phrasal verb, a pronoun object goes between the verb and the particle.

इस phrasal verb में pronoun object verb और particle के बीच आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

All three are loud, but they show different feelings and levels of anger.

तीनों तेज़ आवाज़ के रूप हैं, पर इनमें अलग-अलग भाव और क्रोध की मात्रा दिखती है।

bawl

To shout or cry loudly, often in an unpleasant, angry way.

अप्रिय या क्रोध भरे ढंग से ज़ोर से चिल्लाना या रोना।

  • He bawled at the referee.

yell

To shout loudly, from anger, fear or excitement.

क्रोध, भय या उत्साह में ज़ोर से चिल्लाना।

  • The crowd yelled when she scored.

scream

A high, sharp cry, usually from fear, pain or great excitement.

डर, दर्द या बहुत उत्साह में निकली ऊँची, तीखी चीख।

  • She screamed when she saw the snake.
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bawl sb out

(informal) to speak angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong

(किसी को) ज़ोर से डाँटना, फटकारना

  • The manager bawled him out for coming late again.