WEEPS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

weeps

verb

present tense third-person singular of weep

as in drips

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

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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

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This dissolves the sugar, and the sugar-water solution drips through the slots in the spoon and mixes with the shot of absinthe.

— Big Think, Big Think, 8 July 2025
Plant food fails to provide enough nourishment for the rather strange flora, but things change when Seymour cuts his finger and drips blood on Audrey Jr.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024