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Meaning of 'weep' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weep
- imp. of Weep, for wept.
2 . Weep [ n.]
- The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.
3 . 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.
4 . 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.

Meaning of 'weep' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . weep [ v]
Meaning (1):
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
Example in sentence:
  • She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death;
  • The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs

Nearby Words:

wee weech-elm weed weeded weeder weedery weeding weeding-rhim weedless weedy

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