Homonym: a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning
Answer:
Bawled
Usage:
The baby bawled every night at bedtime.
bawl (bôl)
v. bawled, bawl·ing, bawls
v.intr.
- To cry or sob loudly; wail.
- To cry out loudly and vehemently; shout.
v.tr. To utter in a loud, vehement voice. See Synonyms at shout.
n. A loud, bellowing cry; a wail.
Usage:
The smiling man is bald.
bald (bôld)
adj. bald·er, bald·est
- Lacking hair on the head.
- Lacking a natural or usual covering: a bald spot on the lawn.
- Lacking treads: a bald tire.
- Zoology Having white feathers or markings on the head, as in some birds or mammals.
- Lacking ornamentation; unadorned.
- Undisguised; blunt: a bald statement of policy.
Usage:
The hedge hog is all balled up!
ball (bôl)
- A spherical object or entity: a steel ball.
- A spherical or almost spherical body: a ball of flame.
v. balled, ball·ing, balls
v.tr.
- To form into a ball.
v.intr.
- To become formed into a ball.
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