Sekirov Dictionary

weep

/ˈwiːp/

verb 7
noun 4
forms 9
phrases 1

verb7

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To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
- They wept together in silence. — 1847
To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation.
To produce secretions.
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To flow in drops; to run in drops.
- a weeping spring, which discharges water slowly
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To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.
- The willows weep and the moonbeams sleep / On the mariner's silent grave. — 1893
•
To lament; to complain.
- They weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. — 1611
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(no longer used) To weep over; to bewail.
- Fair Venus wept the sad disaster Of having lost her favorite dove. — 1717

noun4

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A session of crying.
- Sometimes you just have to have a good weep.
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A sob.
- He's coming, too, and we both want to mingle our weeps over the wine-cup[.] — 1897
A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat during storage, consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".
A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

forms

weeped · wep · wept · weptest · weeping · weepeth · weeps · weepest · weepen

Phrases with weep

weep Irish
To cry insincerely or in an exaggerated manner.

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