weepverb
uk/wiːp/us/wiːp/wept, weptweep verb (CRY)
C2 [ I or T ] literary to cry tears:
People in the street wept with joy when peace was announced.
He wept tears of rage/joy when he heard the news.
UK She wept buckets (= cried a lot) when Paul left.
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- She wept for joy when she was told that her husband was still alive.
- She wept piteously.
- The bereaved parents wept openly.
- She wept bitterly at the news.
- Claire shut herself up in her own room to weep.
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Weeping and crying
- bawl
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears
- crumple
- dissolve
- dry your eyes idiom
- flood
- lachrymose
- mist
- mist (sth) over/up
- misty-eyed
- not a dry eye in the house idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- sniffle
- snuffle
- tear 1
- weepy
- wept
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weep verb (INJURY)
[ I ] (of an injury) to produce liquid such as pus:
The sore is still weeping a lot so you'll have to change the dressing once a day.
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General bodily disorders
- add
- ADHD
- albinism
- anal fissure
- cirrhosis
- dicky
- diseased
- dysfunction
- foam
- froth
- gammy
- heat exhaustion
- infarction
- metabolic disorder
- prolapse
- rheumatic
- rupture
- suppurate
- systemic
- ulceration
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weep
noun [ S ] ukusUK literary
It might help you to have a good weep.