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bawling

[baw-ling] / ˈbɔ lɪŋ /


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It was a powerful moment, and all around me even the men were bawling like a bridesmaid at her best friend’s wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Stripped of his invulnerability, Homelander wilts into a bawling wimp, begging for his life on his knees.

From Salon May 24, 2026

But the book comes superbly to life in its character sketches, its bawling dialogue and its rugged sense of place.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

"I was literally bawling my eyes out," she says as she remembers a chance meeting with someone who had decided to attend their very first festival after finding Lucy's social media page.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2025

I could hear little kids bawling, and big kids laughing.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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