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weeping vs bawling

bawling vs weeping

weeping and bawling both are nouns.

weeping is an adjective but bawling is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weeping Yes Yes No No
bawling Yes No No No
As nouns, bawling is a hyponym of weeping; that is, bawling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weeping:
  • weeping: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
  • bawling: loud cries made while weeping
Other hyponyms of weeping include snivel, sniveling, sob, sobbing, wailing.
weeping (noun) bawling (noun)
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) loud cries made while weeping
weeping (adjective) bawling (adjective)
showing sorrow
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
Difference between weeping and bawling

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