weep

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verb (used without object), wept

[wept], /wɛpt/, weep·ing

[wee-ping]. /ˈwi pɪŋ/.

to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.

to let fall drops of water or other liquid; drip; leak: The old water tank was weeping at the seams.

to exude water or liquid, as soil, a rock, a plant stem, or a sore.

verb (used with object), wept

[wept], /wɛpt/, weep·ing

[wee-ping]. /ˈwi pɪŋ/.

to weep for (someone or something); mourn with tears or other expression of sorrow: He wept his dead brother.

to shed (tears); pour forth in weeping: to weep tears of gratitude.

to let fall or give forth in drops: trees weeping an odorous gum.

to pass, bring, put, etc., to or into a specified condition with the shedding of tears (usually followed by away, out, etc.): to weep one's eyes out; to weep oneself to sleep.

noun

weeping, or a fit of weeping.

the exudation of water or liquid.

OTHER WORDS FOR weep

1 sob; wail, lament.

4 bewail, bemoan, lament.

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OPPOSITES FOR weep

1 laugh, rejoice.

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Origin of weep

First recorded before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wēpan “to wail”; cognate with Gothic wōpjan “to call,” Old Norse æpa “to cry out”

Words nearby weep

Weems, ween, weenie, weeny, weeny-bopper, weep, weep buckets, weeper, weepers, weep hole, weepie

Other definitions for weep (2 of 2)

weep²

[ weep ]

/ wip /

noun British Dialect.

the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, of Europe.

Origin of weep

Imitative

How to use weep in a sentence

Black and white were now mixing sufficiently to make a Klan member weep.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow|Dennis McNally|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She did not weep on cue in public when Monteith died, or seek sympathy.
Why Does Everyone Hate Lea Michele?|Tim Teeman|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“For all the victims of the mindless wars, in every age, humanity needs to weep,” he said.
Pope Francis vs. The Warmongers|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
World leaders, and we, should look on them, be sickened, weep, and maybe finally learn.
To Truly Shame Putin, Show Us the Bodies of MH17|Tim Teeman|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“A typical parent would weep in this situation, but they showed no emotion,” he remembers in the documentary.
‘Love Child’ Game Over: Internet Addicts Let Their Baby Starve to Death|Nina Strochlic|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Behold they that see shall cry without, the angels of peace shall weep bitterly.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Lyn was no chicken-hearted weakling, to sit down and weep unavailingly in time of peril.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Pau longed to weep with her, and in his efforts to console, he addressed her with rather vague remarks.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
Oliver felt stunned and stupified by the unexpected intelligence; he could not weep, or speak, or rest.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for weep

weep

/ (wiːp) /

verb weeps, weeping or wept

to shed (tears) as an expression of grief or unhappiness

(tr foll by out) to utter, shedding tears

(when intr, foll by for) to mourn or lament (for something)

to exude (drops of liquid)

(intr) (of a wound, etc) to exude a watery or serous fluid

noun

a spell of weeping

Word Origin for weep

Old English wēpan; related to Gothic wōpjan, Old High German wuofan, Old Slavonic vabiti to call

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