1
as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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2
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
The unique human capacity to weep may have evolved to strengthen social bonds and generate common knowledge regarding our inner states.
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Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Jesus and Antonio are insulting Veejay, Veejay is insulting Antonio and Jesus, the twins are getting more heated, and Veejay, in her most vulnerable moment all season, weeps to Christian about feeling misunderstood.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
People prayed and wept, remembering Kirk as a proud family man and Christian.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Safdie embraced Johnson and his co-star Emily Blunt during the ovation, weeping alongside him.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Jesus and Antonio are insulting Veejay, Veejay is insulting Antonio and Jesus, the twins are getting more heated, and Veejay, in her most vulnerable moment all season, weeps to Christian about feeling misunderstood.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
People prayed and wept, remembering Kirk as a proud family man and Christian.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Safdie embraced Johnson and his co-star Emily Blunt during the ovation, weeping alongside him.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weep
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Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some water bottles filter upwards through a straw via suction, some use gravity to drip down, and others use pressure or a pump.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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Back home, Kerzka cried in the shower.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Diddy cried as the 11-minute clip featuring home video of his family played in the courtroom.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rimaks achieves this emotion through erosion, from natural fade maps and cloudy indigo bleeds to worn-in whiskers that look authentically aged.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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Lala was last seen dangling upside down in the driver’s seat, bleeding profusely.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Marta’s brothers sobbed with the desperation of years, with childish anguish.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Resilience requires community Behind the dressing room door of Boots and Jeans, Linda Connelly heard a man sob.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The state avoided that sort of catastrophe, but the tensions inside its prisons between those confined and those paid to watch them seeped into the outside world, commanding the attention of reporters and the scrutiny of political leaders.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Its elasticized hemline and cuffs help keep the cold from seeping in, and there are two zipper pockets to stash your phone and keys.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Keeping your centerpieces low and unobtrusive is a dinner party must to allow conversation to flow.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump insists that trillions in new investment are flowing in, the trade deficit is shrinking, and the nation is flush enough to consider mailing out checks.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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It’s made of soft material and has a medium weight to it that will keep you warm in chilly airplane cabins without sweating.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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These are walls that sweat history.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That truth exuded from every word Browning spoke into the microphone.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Matthew McConaughey is the kind of guy who seems to exude cool under fire.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weep. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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