weep

weep

verb \ˈwēp\

wept \ˈwept\ weep·ing

Definition of WEEP

transitive verb

1

: to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears : bewail <weeping the sins and errors of his youth — Edward Gibbon>

2

: to pour forth (tears) from the eyes

3

: to exude (a fluid) slowly : ooze <a tree weeping sap>

intransitive verb

1

: to express passion (as grief) by shedding tears

2

a : to give off or leak fluid slowly : ooze

b of a fluid : to flow sluggishly or in drops

3

: to droop over : bend

Examples of WEEP

1. He wept at the news of her death.
2. She sat down and wept.
3. He wept bitter tears of disappointment.
4. The meringue will weep if you put it in the fridge.

Origin of WEEP

Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan; akin to Old High German wuoffan to weep, Serbian & Croatian vapiti to cry out

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to WEEP

Synonyms

bleed, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, sweat, transude, exude

Related Words

dribble, drip, trickle; discharge, emit, give off, vent; emanate, flow, spring

Near Antonyms

flood, gush, pour, stream, surge

Rhymes with WEEP

beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, jeep, Jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, peep, reap, seep, sheep, sleep, steep, sweep, threap, veep

weep

verb \ˈwēp\   (Medical Dictionary)

wept \ˈwept\ (audio pronunciation); weep·ing

Medical Definition of WEEP

transitive verb

1

: to pour forth (tears) from the eyes

2

: to exude (a fluid) slowly

intransitive verb

1

: to shed tears

2

: to exude a serous fluid <a weeping burn>