weeps

verb

present tense third-person singular of weep
1
as in drips
to flow forth slowly through small openings water weeping through the basement wall

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2
as in cries
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 weeps Swiss skier Melanie Meillard weeps in the arms of her teammate Janine Schmitt after missing a turn on her slalom run Women’s Team Combined Slalom. — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Cannon weeps into an expansive white space that only she and Trish inhabit. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025 In her new Disney+ documentary, The End of an Era, Taylor Swift weeps while reflecting on violent attacks and threats made against her fans during the Eras Tour. — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025 The pride in Plough’s expressions and the tone of his voice was reflective of the theme that every victory is to be savored in this rough-and-tumble sport, one in which no one weeps for the wounded. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025 As Tetyana weeps, the soldier gently admonishes her fuss. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weeps
  1. drips
  2. cries
  3. seeps
  4. sobs
  5. percolates
  6. bleeds
  7. flows
  8. exudes
Verb
  • Massage tools now sit alongside health trackers and IV drips as one of the discretionary categories where younger consumers are outspending everyone else.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of drips
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  • And then there’s the sad, as when Earle cries about her breakup or reveals that her mother was diagnosed with cancer while Alix was competing on Dancing With the Stars.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Residents and volunteers formed human chains, while others stood silently nearby, listening for tapping sounds or cries from below.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of cries
Verb
  • The low-molecular-weight collagen seeps into your skin as an in-office treatment would, reducing the size of pores and lifting saggy, crepey skin.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • My first stop was Willow House, a café and bakery where washi lanterns cast gentle light onto the natural-wood interiors and jazz seeps from the speakers.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of seeps
Verb
  • The dramatic clip finds Reid and a male love interest performing an armed robbery at a convenience store before enjoying a romance and running from the cops — who ultimately cuff the man in the end, as the Missing star sobs in fear.
    — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of sobs
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  • Mortgage rates will likely remain high as inflation percolates.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • That, in turn, depends on controlling water flow and pressure as the liquid percolates through the coffee grounds.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of percolates
Verb
  • Political identity functions similarly, and increasingly bleeds into professional contexts.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Matthew Robert Cooper’s unnerving ambient score bleeds into the relentless dink-dink-dink of the Jeep’s strobing hazard lights.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bleeds
Verb
  • Rather than funding a single program, the donation from the Dimons flows into permanent endowments, which UNCF argues gives schools the freedom to plan for decades instead of scrambling to find donations year to year.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This force flows from a populational logic that uses statistics and algorithms to distribute the state’s violence work.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of flows
Verb
  • The doll exudes holiday glam in her floor-length, bold-red dress (reading as timeless and not tacky, courtesy of a sweetheart neckline, oversized bow detail, and voluminous skirt).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Quince’s effortlessly cool long-sleeve top is crafted from 100-percent linen that’s naturally breathable, exceptionally durable, and exudes an understated quiet-luxury feel.
    — Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of exudes

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“Weeps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weeps. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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