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weep

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of weep

1 to flow forth slowly through small openings

water weeping through the basement wall

Synonyms of weep

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

Words Related to weep

dribble, drip, trickle

discharge, emit, give off, vent

emanate, flow, spring

Near Antonyms of weep

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 of weep

bawl, blub [chiefly British], blubber, cry, sob

Words Related to weep

greet [Scottish], grieve, keen, lament, mourn

howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl

bleat, mewl, pule, whimper, whine

sniffle, snivel

groan, moan, sigh

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