wailing, bawling
(noun) loud cries made while weeping
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bawling
present participle of bawl
bawling (plural bawlings)
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
• E. F. Benson
Nobody could call Major Flint, with his bawlings and his sniffings, the least mysterious.
Source: Wiktionary
Bawl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bawled (p. pr. & vb. n. Bawling.] Etym: [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. böla; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark, E. bellow, bull.]
1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
Bawl, v. t.
Definition: To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does. Swift.
Bawl, n.
Definition: A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
