bawl out
To yell at someone for doing something wrong, or to cry or shout very loudly.
Meanings
To reprimand or scold someone very loudly and angrily.
"The coach bawled the players out at half-time for their sloppy defending."
To shout or call out something very loudly.
"He bawled out the names of the winners so the whole room could hear."
To cry loudly and without restraint. (Chiefly American English, intransitive)
"She bawled out all the way home after saying goodbye to her best friend."
Common in American and British English. The 'reprimand' sense is the most frequent. The 'cry loudly' sense (intransitive) is chiefly American. In formal settings, 'reprimand' or 'rebuke' would replace this phrase.
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