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View usage for: (wiːp) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense weeps, present participle weeping, past tense, past participle wept1. verbIf someone weeps, they cry. [literary] She wanted to laugh and weep all at once. [VERB] The weeping family hugged and comforted each other. [VERB-ing] She wept tears of joy. [VERB noun] Weep is also a noun. There are times when I sit down and have a good weep. 2. verbIf a wound weeps, liquid or blood comes from it because it is not healing properly. In severe cases, the skin can crack and weep. [VERB] ...little blisters which develop into weeping sores. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: run, fester, suppurate, exude pus More Synonyms of weep More Synonyms of weep (wiːp) verbWord forms: weeps, weeping or wept1. to shed (tears) as an expression of grief or unhappiness 2. (transitive; foll by out) to utter, shedding tears 3. (when intr, foll by for) to mourn or lament (for something) 4. to exude (drops of liquid) 5. (intransitive) (of a wound, etc) to exude a watery or serous fluid Word origin Old English wēpan; related to Gothic wōpjan, Old High German wuofan, Old Slavonic vabiti to call (wip) verb intransitiveWord forms: wept or ˈweeping1. to manifest or give expression to a strong emotion, usually grief or sorrow, by crying, wailing, or, esp., shedding tears 2. to lament or mourn with for or over 3. to let fall drops of water or other liquid; esp., to drop moisture condensed from the air cold pipes weep in hot weather 4. to exude water or other liquid wounds, plant stems, etc. weep verb transitive5. to weep for; lament; bewail; mourn to weep one's misfortune 6. to shed (tears or other drops of liquid) 7. to bring to a specified condition by weeping to weep oneself to sleep noun8. [often pl.] a fit of weeping 9. an exudation or dripping of moisture SIMILAR WORDS: cry Word origin ME wepen < OE wepan, akin to wop, outcry, Goth wōpjan, OS wōpian < IE base * wab-, to cry, complain > OSlav vabiti, to call to Examples of 'weep' in a sentenceweep Two of them are screeching with horror, one is weeping uncontrollably.Her family wept as she was led to cells. The weeping willow tree can often be spotted drooping into lakes and rivers.The wind is weeping with sorrowful tears.He wept uncontrollably as he clung to her.Families are grouped together and weep in those small groups.The prisoners struggled to continue as the rest of the room also began to weep.One most useful tree for such places is the weeping willow.At the exact moment he died she wept uncontrollably.My father and mother were also weeping.It still sounds so good to this day that you almost weep at how little there is to touch it.She was weeping with joy, pleading with him because of the tremendous surges of joy.The wounds were constantly weeping, and my clothes were getting soaked.It makes one man weep, another man sing.Our hearts have been gouged out and we have been left with ragged, weeping wounds.Everyone hears the rages of the men, the weeping of the woman.She wept a little but set her lips together and tried to push me away so that she could turn back to her work.A sudden and unexpected twist in the plot should have all the family weeping together.The chart-topper loved the monster song so much that she had a little weep when she first heard it.I was not just crying - but weeping from the very depths inside me.She's sure that the tree is weeping blood, as folklore says the oak is possessed by a witch. British English: weep / wiːp/ VERB If someone weeps, they cry. She wanted to laugh and weep all at once. She wept tears of joy. - American English: weep
- Arabic: يَبْكِي
- Brazilian Portuguese: chorar
- Chinese: 哭泣
- Croatian: plakati
- Czech: brečet
- Danish: græde
- Dutch: wenen
- European Spanish: llorar
- Finnish: itkeä
- French: pleurer
- German: weinen
- Greek: κλαίω
- Italian: piangere
- Japanese: 泣く
- Korean: 울다
- Norwegian: gråte
- Polish: zapłakać
- European Portuguese: chorar
- Romanian: a plânge
- Russian: плакать
- Latin American Spanish: llorar
- Swedish: gråta
- Thai: ร้องไห้
- Turkish: ağlamak
- Ukrainian: плакати
- Vietnamese: khóc
Chinese translation of 'weep'weep (wiːp) Word forms:ptpp wept vi - [person]
哭泣 (kūqì) - [wound]
渗(滲)出液体(體) (shènchū yètǐ)
n (c) to have a weep 大哭一场(場) (dà kū yī chǎng)
Definition to shed tears She began to weep, tears running down her face. Synonyms shed tears greet (Scottish) mourn lament whinge (informal) ululate blub (slang) boohoo Opposites celebrate , delight , triumph , be glad , revel , rejoice , exult , make merry Definition to ooze liquid the skin can crack and weep Additional synonymsDefinition to sob without restraint To their surprise, their mother started to blubber like a child. Synonyms weep, sob, wail, whimper, bawl, snivel, yowl, greet (Scottish, archaic), mewl, howl your eyes out Definition to express resentment or displeasure She never complains about her situation. Synonyms find fault, moan (informal), grumble, whinge (informal), beef (slang), carp, fuss, bitch (slang), groan, grieve, lament, whine, growl, deplore, grouse, gripe (informal), bemoan, bleat, put the boot in (slang), bewail, kick up a fuss (informal), grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (US, slang), nit-pick (informal) Definition (of a wound) to form pus The wound is festering and gangrene has set in. Synonyms putrefy, decay, become infected, become inflamed, suppurate, ulcerate, maturate, gather |