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
Safdie embraced Johnson and his co-star Emily Blunt during the ovation, weeping alongside him.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
One, there's not a lot of moisture weeping out onto your pie crust.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Adelson, 75, cried out when the first guilty verdict was read and wept as the other verdicts came in.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
One, there's not a lot of moisture weeping out onto your pie crust.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Adelson, 75, cried out when the first guilty verdict was read and wept as the other verdicts came in.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weep
Verb
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That information drips out in the regular media but is almost nonexistent on social media.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Guests can spruce up a classic latte, americano or drip coffee with the housemade syrups — vanilla, caramel, mocha, honey lavender or a rotation of seasonal flavors.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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In front of reporters, the agent grabbed the crying woman by the arms before shoving her to the wall and then downward.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The latest incident, caught on several cell phones and cameras, shows a woman crying apparently after the arrest of her husband.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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This psychological horror where nightmare bleeds into reality paints a visceral portrait of motherhood in our time.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Most of the houses are passed down from grandparents to parents to kids who bleed the Rhode Island shoreline.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two years of sobbing until my chest hurt.—
Lisa K. Friedman,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Viewer Reactions The Instagram video reached over 598,000 views and 28,685 likes as of Tuesday, with viewers sobbing over Whiskey's heartbreaking reaction.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Everything seeps out onto the streets.—
Aaina Bhargava,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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These negative sentiments then flow downstream into college campuses and even seep into the conservative MAGA community.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the answer to the question Alan Sparks raised about what happens to all of the money flowing through the county government is one that even local authorities are unable, or unwilling, to answer.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Here, the local world flows straight into your own private escape, creating an unrivaled, unforgettable vacation experience.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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Her sessions are electric, equal parts sweat and celebration and always leave a waitlist longing to join.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of people were forced to evacuate a bustling neighborhood of Hong Kong overnight while experts sweated through the delicate work of defusing an undetonated nearly 5-foot, 1,000-pound bomb left over from World War II.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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At Bottega Veneta, the ultra-luxury leather coats exuded sophistication and craft, while the patent clogs already carry the aura of a future must-have.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O, featuring saxophonist Jeff Lederer, exudes enough joyous holiday spirit to illuminate any setting.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weep. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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