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weep

/ˈwiːp/verb1 syllable

Weep means: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain.

Synonyms for weep10

verb, as in shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

cry

also used for weep

beweep, burst into tears, cry one's eyes out, greet, shed a tear, shed tears, squirt some, wail, purge

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What does weep mean?1

verb

1

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain“She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with weep?16

two syllables

asleep
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Weep in a sentence

  • As soon as she heard the news, she began to weep.CM
  • As soon as she saw me, she began to weep.unknown
  • Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.dimitris
  • Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.sharptoothed
  • If you wish me to weep, you yourself must first feel grief.mhenderson5
  • The living call for me, the dead weep for me, the thunderbolts break me.Lillith
  • Each time they raised their voices, he felt the urge to weep.Nuel
  • To weep is to make less the depth of grief.fishda

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Forms of weep

as a verb

past tense
wept
past participle
wept
present participle
weeping
third-person singular
weeps