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Meaning of bawl out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To shout very loudly.
    transitive
  2. To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture to; to reprimand in order to kill.
    transitive
  3. To have a serious argument accompanied by shouting.
    idiomatic

Examples

“The teacher angrily bawled out my name.”
“After a mistake like that, there wasn't much to do besides bawl out the offender and clean up.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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