Definition of weep in English:

weep

verbwept wiːpwip

[no object]

1Shed tears.
a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter
with object he wept bitter tears at her cruelty
Example sentencesExamples
- Inside the apartment, Saeed's mother wept as she sat on the floor, surrounded by female relatives and other mourners.
- And his big blue eyes filled with tears when his grandfather wept.
- The weary mother wept as the bus began its long journey back to her small village.
- There was a lot of discussion, a lot of negotiation between the two sides, there was tears, there was weeping.
- So, I sing songs to the mothers, and the mothers begin to weep.
- She begins to weep, her body shaking, and then, when her grief is purged, she stares dead ahead.
- When she saw Rose and all her brothers, their mother wept tears of joy.
- Silently, she buried her face in the pillow, and wept.
- Jodi's mother wept as the verdict was announced.
- He began to weep, the tears falling faster and faster from his eyes, running down his face.
- She held the pillow to her face, letting it soak up her tears, and wept silently.
- Anjar's mother wept with joy, she could not believe that he had returned.
- She was prepared for an angry confrontation but was shocked when her mother simply began to weep.
- Sarah's brother wept and hugged his mother after showing police where the eight-year-old disappeared, the court heard.
- She heard her mother begin to weep softly as her father comforted her.
- Matt's mother went to sit down, beginning to weep bitterly.
- 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.
- This time she'd been crying, weeping big hot tears.
- Tears fell down his face as he began to weep bitterly.
Synonyms
cry, shed tears, sob, snivel, whimper, whine, mewl, bawl, lament, grieve, mourn, keen, wail
Scottish greet
informal boohoo, blub, blubber
literary pule
1. 1.1 Utter or express with tears.
  with direct speech ‘No!’ she wept
  Synonyms
  back out, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneself
2. 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
Example sentencesExamples
- 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.
- 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.
- They may weep, and eventually grow a crust or scab.
- That eye may redden and weep, and the nostril on that side may experience stuffiness and discharge.
- Does anyone know the correct term for when the leaves ooze water or weep?
Synonyms
give off, give out, discharge, release, send out, send forth, emit, issue, emanate

noun wiːpwip

A fit or period of weeping.
sit down and have a weep
Example sentencesExamples
- She still has little weeps to herself when she thinks about Donald but she's on the mend.
Synonyms
cry, sob, snivel, whimper, mewl, bawl, lament
flood of tears
informal blub, blubber
British informal grizzle
literary pule

Derivatives

weepingly

adverb

‘It's too soon ’, the father weepingly admits.
Meg Ryan and Rosie O'Donnell are talking, weepingly, about the scene in An Affair to Remember which always makes them cry.

Origin

Old English wēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative.

A Germanic word in origin, Old English wēpan is probably imitative of the sound of moaning and sobbing, although in modern use the verb indicates the more or less silent shedding of tears. Weep is now normally restricted to literary use.

Rhymes

asleep, beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, Jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, peep, reap, seep, sheep, skin-deep, sleep, steep, Streep, sweep, veep

Definition of weep in US English:

weep

verbwēpwip

[no object]

1Shed tears.
a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter
with object he wept bitter tears at her cruelty
Example sentencesExamples
- Anjar's mother wept with joy, she could not believe that he had returned.
- The weary mother wept as the bus began its long journey back to her small village.
- When she saw Rose and all her brothers, their mother wept tears of joy.
- This time she'd been crying, weeping big hot tears.
- Inside the apartment, Saeed's mother wept as she sat on the floor, surrounded by female relatives and other mourners.
- A mother broke down and wept when she visited the scene where her son was killed yesterday.
- She held the pillow to her face, letting it soak up her tears, and wept silently.
- Matt's mother went to sit down, beginning to weep bitterly.
- And his big blue eyes filled with tears when his grandfather wept.
- Silently, she buried her face in the pillow, and wept.
- She heard her mother begin to weep softly as her father comforted her.
- Jodi's mother wept as the verdict was announced.
- He began to weep, the tears falling faster and faster from his eyes, running down his face.
- She was prepared for an angry confrontation but was shocked when her mother simply began to weep.
- She begins to weep, her body shaking, and then, when her grief is purged, she stares dead ahead.
- There was a lot of discussion, a lot of negotiation between the two sides, there was tears, there was weeping.
- Tears fell down his face as he began to weep bitterly.
- The teenager's mother wept and was comforted by his father as their son was led from the dock.
- So, I sing songs to the mothers, and the mothers begin to weep.
- Sarah's brother wept and hugged his mother after showing police where the eight-year-old disappeared, the court heard.
Synonyms
cry, shed tears, sob, snivel, whimper, whine, mewl, bawl, lament, grieve, mourn, keen, wail
1. 1.1 Utter or express with tears.
  with direct speech “No!” she wept
  Synonyms
  back out, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneself
2. 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
Example sentencesExamples
- 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.
- These blisters eventually burst to reveal small wet patches of red skin that may weep fluid.
- They may weep, and eventually grow a crust or scab.
- I could understand how skin like this might weep or bleed on occasion.
- That eye may redden and weep, and the nostril on that side may experience stuffiness and discharge.
- Does anyone know the correct term for when the leaves ooze water or weep?
Synonyms
give off, give out, discharge, release, send out, send forth, emit, issue, emanate

nounwēpwip

A fit or period of weeping.
sit down and have a weep
Example sentencesExamples
- She still has little weeps to herself when she thinks about Donald but she's on the mend.
Synonyms
cry, sob, snivel, whimper, mewl, bawl, lament

Origin

Old English wēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative.

单词	weep
释义	Definition of weep in English: weep verbwept wiːpwip [no object] 1Shed tears. a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter with object he wept bitter tears at her cruelty Example sentencesExamples Inside the apartment, Saeed's mother wept as she sat on the floor, surrounded by female relatives and other mourners. And his big blue eyes filled with tears when his grandfather wept. The weary mother wept as the bus began its long journey back to her small village. There was a lot of discussion, a lot of negotiation between the two sides, there was tears, there was weeping. So, I sing songs to the mothers, and the mothers begin to weep. She begins to weep, her body shaking, and then, when her grief is purged, she stares dead ahead. When she saw Rose and all her brothers, their mother wept tears of joy. Silently, she buried her face in the pillow, and wept. Jodi's mother wept as the verdict was announced. He began to weep, the tears falling faster and faster from his eyes, running down his face. She held the pillow to her face, letting it soak up her tears, and wept silently. Anjar's mother wept with joy, she could not believe that he had returned. She was prepared for an angry confrontation but was shocked when her mother simply began to weep. Sarah's brother wept and hugged his mother after showing police where the eight-year-old disappeared, the court heard. She heard her mother begin to weep softly as her father comforted her. Matt's mother went to sit down, beginning to weep bitterly. 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. This time she'd been crying, weeping big hot tears. Tears fell down his face as he began to weep bitterly. Synonyms cry, shed tears, sob, snivel, whimper, whine, mewl, bawl, lament, grieve, mourn, keen, wail Scottish greet informal boohoo, blub, blubber literary pule 1.1 Utter or express with tears. with direct speech ‘No!’ she wept Synonyms back out, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneself 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 Example sentencesExamples 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. 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. They may weep, and eventually grow a crust or scab. That eye may redden and weep, and the nostril on that side may experience stuffiness and discharge. Does anyone know the correct term for when the leaves ooze water or weep? Synonyms give off, give out, discharge, release, send out, send forth, emit, issue, emanate noun wiːpwip A fit or period of weeping. sit down and have a weep Example sentencesExamples She still has little weeps to herself when she thinks about Donald but she's on the mend. Synonyms cry, sob, snivel, whimper, mewl, bawl, lament flood of tears informal blub, blubber British informal grizzle literary pule Derivatives weepingly adverb ‘It's too soon ’, the father weepingly admits. Meg Ryan and Rosie O'Donnell are talking, weepingly, about the scene in An Affair to Remember which always makes them cry. Origin Old English wēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative. A Germanic word in origin, Old English wēpan is probably imitative of the sound of moaning and sobbing, although in modern use the verb indicates the more or less silent shedding of tears. Weep is now normally restricted to literary use. Rhymes asleep, beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, Jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, peep, reap, seep, sheep, skin-deep, sleep, steep, Streep, sweep, veep Definition of weep in US English: weep verbwēpwip [no object] 1Shed tears. a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter with object he wept bitter tears at her cruelty Example sentencesExamples Anjar's mother wept with joy, she could not believe that he had returned. The weary mother wept as the bus began its long journey back to her small village. When she saw Rose and all her brothers, their mother wept tears of joy. This time she'd been crying, weeping big hot tears. Inside the apartment, Saeed's mother wept as she sat on the floor, surrounded by female relatives and other mourners. A mother broke down and wept when she visited the scene where her son was killed yesterday. She held the pillow to her face, letting it soak up her tears, and wept silently. Matt's mother went to sit down, beginning to weep bitterly. And his big blue eyes filled with tears when his grandfather wept. Silently, she buried her face in the pillow, and wept. She heard her mother begin to weep softly as her father comforted her. Jodi's mother wept as the verdict was announced. He began to weep, the tears falling faster and faster from his eyes, running down his face. She was prepared for an angry confrontation but was shocked when her mother simply began to weep. She begins to weep, her body shaking, and then, when her grief is purged, she stares dead ahead. There was a lot of discussion, a lot of negotiation between the two sides, there was tears, there was weeping. Tears fell down his face as he began to weep bitterly. The teenager's mother wept and was comforted by his father as their son was led from the dock. So, I sing songs to the mothers, and the mothers begin to weep. Sarah's brother wept and hugged his mother after showing police where the eight-year-old disappeared, the court heard. Synonyms cry, shed tears, sob, snivel, whimper, whine, mewl, bawl, lament, grieve, mourn, keen, wail 1.1 Utter or express with tears. with direct speech “No!” she wept Synonyms back out, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneself 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 Example sentencesExamples 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. These blisters eventually burst to reveal small wet patches of red skin that may weep fluid. They may weep, and eventually grow a crust or scab. I could understand how skin like this might weep or bleed on occasion. That eye may redden and weep, and the nostril on that side may experience stuffiness and discharge. Does anyone know the correct term for when the leaves ooze water or weep? Synonyms give off, give out, discharge, release, send out, send forth, emit, issue, emanate nounwēpwip A fit or period of weeping. sit down and have a weep Example sentencesExamples She still has little weeps to herself when she thinks about Donald but she's on the mend. Synonyms cry, sob, snivel, whimper, mewl, bawl, lament Origin Old English wēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative.
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