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Definition of WEEP

1

to flow forth slowly through small openings <water weeping through the basement wall>

Synonyms bleed, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, sweat, transude, weep

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

Near Antonyms flood, gush, pour, stream, surge

2

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>

Synonyms bawl, blub [chiefly British], blubber, sob, weep

Related Words greet [Scottish], grieve, keen, lament, mourn; howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl; bleat, mewl, pule, whimper, whine; sniffle, snivel; groan, moan, sigh