Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bawl \Bawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bawled} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Bawling}.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to
   Sw. b["o]la; 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.