bawling

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

From Salon • May 24, 2026

He added that after performing in front of the cast they were "bawling their eyes out".

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

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

Ervin was bawling — tears of joy — when he called Ries, who was driving and immediately thought something horrible had happened.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

He snatched up the bawling lambs and ran from mother to mother until he made up the right pair, whereupon they would knock him out of the way in their hurry to nuzzle each other.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman