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Jamaican Patois · Verbs and actions

Bawl

To cry (or shout)

Computer-generated pronunciation guide, not a native-speaker recording.

Say itBAWL

JLU spelling
baal

What “Bawl” means

Bawl means to cry, especially loudly, and covers tears of any kind, happy or sad. "Bawl out" means to shout or yell.

Examples

Di pickney a bawl

The child is crying.

Everybody a bawl

Everybody is crying.

How to use it

Everyday speech. You can bawl at a funeral, a wedding or over a stubbed toe.