Definition of weep in English:
weep
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intransitive verbwept/wept/ /wɛpt/
[no object]1Shed tears.
‘a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter’- ‘he wept bitter tears at her cruelty’
cry, shed tears, sob, snivel, whimper, whine, mewl, bawl, lament, grieve, mourn, keen, wailView synonyms- 1.1Utter or express with tears.
- ‘“No!” she wept’
back out, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneselfView synonyms - 1.2 archaic with object Mourn for; shed tears over.
- ‘a young widow weeping her lost lord’
2Exude liquid.
- ‘she rubbed the sore, making it weep’
give off, give out, discharge, release, send out, send forth, emit, issue, emanateView synonyms
Pronunciation
noun
in singularA fit or period of weeping.
- ‘sit down and have a weep’
cry, sob, snivel, whimper, mewl, bawl, lamentView synonyms
Pronunciation
Origin
Old English wēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative.
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