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bawling one's eyes out

bawling one's eyes out is the present participle and gerund of bawl one's eyes out.

Meaning of bawl one's eyes out

Verb

bawl one's eyes out (third-person singular simple present bawls one's eyes out, present participle bawling one's eyes out, simple past and past participle bawled one's eyes out)

  1. (idiomatic) To cry, shed tears, weep loudly.

Questions about bawling one's eyes out

What is bawling one's eyes out the present participle and gerund of?
Bawling one's eyes out is the present participle and gerund of bawl one's eyes out.

Words near bawling one's eyes out in the dictionary

  1. bawleys
  2. bawlies
  3. bawlin'
  4. bawling
  5. bawling off
  6. bawling one's eyes out
  7. bawling out
  8. bawlings
  9. Bawlmer
  10. bawls
  11. bawls off

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