weep (Meaning)
weep (v)
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
weep (n.)
The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.
weep ()
imp. of Weep, for wept.
weep (v. i.)
Formerly, to express sorrow, grief, or anguish, by outcry, or by other manifest signs; in modern use, to show grief or other passions by shedding tears; to shed tears; to cry.
To lament; to complain.
To flow in drops; to run in drops.
To drop water, or the like; to drip; to be soaked.
To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; -- said of a plant or its branches.
weep (v. t.)
To lament; to bewail; to bemoan.
To shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as if tears; as, to weep tears of joy.
Synonyms & Antonyms of weep
FAQs About the word weep
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or painThe lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry., imp. of Weep, for wept., Formerly, to express sorrow, grief, or a
flow, exude, seep, sweat, ooze,drip, bleed, percolate, emit,transude
pour, pour,stream, flood, stream, flood, gush,gush, surge, surge
The mother wept inconsolably as she watched her son leave for war.
The artist wept tears of joy upon seeing his masterpiece for the first time.
The willow tree wept its leaves in the gentle autumn breeze.
The clouds wept relentless tears, flooding the earth below.
