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weep
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- pronunciation:
- wip
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
weeps, weeping, wept |
| definition 1: |
to show strong emotions, such as joy or grief, by shedding tears; cry.
- synonyms:
- cry
- similar words:
- bawl, blubber, boohoo, snivel, sob, tear, whimper
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| definition 2: |
to let fall liquid in drops; ooze.
The old pine trunks are weeping.- synonyms:
- ooze
- similar words:
- dribble, drip, seep, sweat, trickle
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| related words: |
bawl, bemoan, grieve, sob, sorrow, trickle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cry or mourn for (someone or something).
- synonyms:
- lament, mourn
- similar words:
- bemoan, bewail, regret
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| definition 2: |
to let fall (any liquid) in drops.
The tree weeps resin.- similar words:
- drip, ooze, sweat
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| definition 3: |
to bring to a certain state by crying.
She wept herself into a state of fatigue.- synonyms:
- cry
- similar words:
- sob
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| related words: |
bawl, ooze, trickle, wail |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(often pl.) a fit or period of weeping (often prec. by "the").
He's had the weeps for days now.- synonyms:
- cry
- similar words:
- sob
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| definition 2: |
a discharge of liquid.
- similar words:
- discharge, dribble, drip, ooze
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