verb
weep
WEEP/wiːp/
To shed tears.
The woman weeps as she holds a tissue beneath her cheek.
Etymology
Old English wepan covered shedding tears, mourning, and complaining; its Middle English descendant could express sorrow through outcry. The meaning gradually narrowed toward shedding tears rather than crying out.
In context
you can see people cry and weep and go into the night and threaten things
More examples
- He wept with joy when his daughter came home.
- They weep for the friend they have lost.
- She has been weeping quietly since the funeral.
Forms
weep · weeps · wept · weeping
weepy adjective — Likely to cry or feel tearful.