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   weep

   /wiːp/

   verb

   • 1. shed tears: "a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter"
   • ▪ utter or express with tears: "‘No!’ she wept"
   • ▪ mourn for; shed tears over: archaic "a young widow weeping her lost lord"
   • 2. exude liquid: "she rubbed the sore, making it weep"

   noun

   • 1. a fit or period of weeping: "sit down and have a weep"

   Word Origin Old Englishwēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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     4

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • P

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