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WEEP definition: 1. to cry tears: 2. (of an injury) to produce liquid such as pus: 3. the act of crying tears: . Learn more.
1. : to express passion (such as grief) by shedding tears. 2. a. : to give off or leak fluid slowly : ooze. b. of a fluid : to flow sluggishly or in drops. 3. : to droop over : bend. Synonyms.
Weep definition: to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry. See examples of WEEP used in a sentence.
1. to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry. to weep for joy. to weep with rage. 2. to let fall drops of water or other liquid; drip; leak. The old water tank was weeping at the seams. 3. to exude water or liquid, as soil, a rock, a plant stem, or a sore.
To shed tears from sadness is to weep. Some people weep rarely, only when they've suffered a true loss or tragedy. Other sensitive souls weep at songs, movies, books, and even sweet stories or pictures. Weep comes from the Old English word wepan, "shed tears or mourn over," which has a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to cry or scream."
noun [ S ] UK us / wiːp / uk / wiːp / the act of crying tears: It might help you to have a good weep. There's nothing like a bit of a weep to make you feel better. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of weep from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. (Physiology) to shed (tears) as an expression of grief or unhappiness. 2. (Physiology) (foll by: out) to utter, shedding tears. 3. (when: intr, foll by for) to mourn or lament (for something) 4. to exude (drops of liquid) 5. (Pathology) ( intr) (of a wound, etc) to exude a watery or serous fluid. n.
