Basic Guidelines For English Spellings
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[no object]1Shed tears.
‘a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter’with object ‘he wept bitter tears at her cruelty’- ‘The weary mother wept as the bus began its long journey back to her small village.’
- ‘He began to weep, the tears falling faster and faster from his eyes, running down his face.’
- ‘She heard her mother begin to weep softly as her father comforted her.’
- ‘So, I sing songs to the mothers, and the mothers begin to weep.’
- ‘Silently, she buried her face in the pillow, and wept.’
- ‘She was prepared for an angry confrontation but was shocked when her mother simply began to weep.’
- ‘Tears fell down his face as he began to weep bitterly.’
- ‘When she saw Rose and all her brothers, their mother wept tears of joy.’
- ‘She begins to weep, her body shaking, and then, when her grief is purged, she stares dead ahead.’
- ‘Matt's mother went to sit down, beginning to weep bitterly.’
- ‘And his big blue eyes filled with tears when his grandfather wept.’
- ‘This time she'd been crying, weeping big hot tears.’
- ‘There was a lot of discussion, a lot of negotiation between the two sides, there was tears, there was weeping.’
- ‘Sarah's brother wept and hugged his mother after showing police where the eight-year-old disappeared, the court heard.’
- ‘Jodi's mother wept as the verdict was announced.’
- ‘Inside the apartment, Saeed's mother wept as she sat on the floor, surrounded by female relatives and other mourners.’
- ‘Anjar's mother wept with joy, she could not believe that he had returned.’
- ‘A mother broke down and wept when she visited the scene where her son was killed yesterday.’
- ‘The teenager's mother wept and was comforted by his father as their son was led from the dock.’
- ‘She held the pillow to her face, letting it soak up her tears, and wept silently.’
cry, shed tears, sob, snivel, whimper, whine, mewl, bawl, lament, grieve, mourn, keen, wailView synonyms- 1.1Utter or express with tears.with direct speech ‘‘No!’ she wept’back out, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneselfView synonyms
- 1.2archaic with object Mourn for; shed tears over.‘a young widow weeping her lost lord’
2Exude liquid.
‘she rubbed the sore, making it weep’- ‘They may weep, and eventually grow a crust or scab.’
- ‘I could understand how skin like this might weep or bleed on occasion.’
- ‘These blisters eventually burst to reveal small wet patches of red skin that may weep fluid.’
- ‘That eye may redden and weep, and the nostril on that side may experience stuffiness and discharge.’
- ‘I recently saw a 64 year old man with a skin lesion on his knee that had been intermittently weeping pus over the past four weeks and had been growing in size.’
- ‘Does anyone know the correct term for when the leaves ooze water or weep?’
give off, give out, discharge, release, send out, send forth, emit, issue, emanateView synonyms
noun
in singularA fit or period of weeping.
‘sit down and have a weep’- ‘She still has little weeps to herself when she thinks about Donald but she's on the mend.’
cry, sob, snivel, whimper, mewl, bawl, lamentView synonyms
Origin
Old English wēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative.
Pronunciation
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