1
as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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as in to cry
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child was weeping over the death of his dog
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Recent Examples of weep
Diddy wept as his children made their appeals to Subramanian.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier, Combs wept as his defense lawyers played a video in court portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Doctorow admired Berners-Lee—both had wept at Aaron Swartz’s funeral.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The three-time Grammy winner continued to weep on Monday's show as Geri, another Kerrville driver, explained that the kids on her bus chose to comfort one another by singing Christian songs.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier, Combs wept as his defense lawyers played a video in court portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Doctorow admired Berners-Lee—both had wept at Aaron Swartz’s funeral.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The three-time Grammy winner continued to weep on Monday's show as Geri, another Kerrville driver, explained that the kids on her bus chose to comfort one another by singing Christian songs.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weep
Verb
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Hadid's looks for the night included a lace lingerie piece dripping in silver fringe and a red hot satin bra with a matching garter and underwear, along with a floor-sweeping robe.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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And twenty miles across the fjord’s channel, three sea kayakers camping on high ground woke up to ocean water dripping into their tent, their gear strewn across the shore.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Fatu was shown laid out, bleeding from the mouth, with what appeared to be teeth scattered on the floor nearby.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Regardless of who was responsible for the crowd’s behavior — and contrary to university spokesperson Lewis saying there were no injuries — students in attendance reported experiencing bruises, cuts, breathing problems and asthma attacks and witnessing others seriously bleeding.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a video testimony, the man, whose name was not released, is seen falling to his knees and sobbing.—
Diaa Ostaz,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
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And then as soon as the standing ovation started, I was started sobbing again.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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This magma chamber beneath the lake charges the maar with millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), which seeps up through fissures in the lake floor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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These dishes have been there for generations, like the ineffable energy that seeps from the walls of this special Bay View nook.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fiercely and humanely protect whatever gives you the most joy and grounding as it is needed to provide the core energy and wellspring from which everything else flows.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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Brandy and Monica were on their feet for almost every song, grooving alongside a captivating ensemble of dancers who flowed through hip hop and contemporary dance styles.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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On Easter Day in 2019, Mead had to take Kay home from work after Kay was vomiting, sweating and dancing around with his shirt off while seemingly under the influence of drugs, the family’s attorney said.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
15 Oct. 2025
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Which brings us to Link, the character whose potential death had fans sweating all summer.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
9 Oct. 2025
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As our gracious host Laura Brown welcomed me and outlined the evening ahead, guests began to arrive, each one exuding their own expression of luxury and cultural pride.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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For the event, which raises money for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Gomez exuded old Hollywood elegance in a glamorous black gown featuring sparkly embellishments.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weep. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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