1
as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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2
as in to cry
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child was weeping over the death of his dog
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Recent Examples of weep
With four distinctive venues, four restaurants, a wellness spa, and interiors that would make Nancy Mitford weep, the place has become a countryside playground for London’s tastefully moneyed set.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
As the Huskies wept and danced and held each other on the court Sunday, Ducharme kept imagining how much Zittoun would have loved being part of the celebration.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
Victoria The triumphant expression on her face as Piper weeps at breakfast: just sensational.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The legendary filmmaker pitches studio head Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) a movie about the Jonestown cult and weeps openly when Matt later pulls the plug.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
As the Huskies wept and danced and held each other on the court Sunday, Ducharme kept imagining how much Zittoun would have loved being part of the celebration.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
Victoria The triumphant expression on her face as Piper weeps at breakfast: just sensational.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The legendary filmmaker pitches studio head Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) a movie about the Jonestown cult and weeps openly when Matt later pulls the plug.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weep
Verb
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Vibrant indigo paint drips down the canvas, from clouds, palm trees, and the sweetgrass basket atop the woman’s head.—
Tayari Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
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After a few uses, the glue drips and build-up may make removing the cap and using it impossible.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Parsons cried on the Bleacher Report live broadcast.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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People in the audience were crying, for God’s sake.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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She was met with a horrifying sight: her son, bleeding and mortally wounded.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Speaking to Kuwaiti podcaster Ammar Taqi, Al-Sheikh said that one operation resulted in a medical error, leaving him with a wound which bled for 50 days, before months of inflammation.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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What could have been a coronation for McIlroy along the back nine turned into a heart-racing, lead-changing, jaw-dropping finish at golf’s greatest theater that ended with McIlroy sobbing with joy and disbelief.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Devastated by the carnage around him and the heart-wrenching duty of telling his quasi-stepson, Jake (Taj Speights), that his girlfriend (Sloan Mannino) died in the shooting, Robby sank to the floor of the pediatrics room, sobbing and whispering the Shema prayer to himself.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This means air has seeped into the shell, and the egg may be contaminated.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Once a Gore-tex fabric has been punctured, water seeps in, rendering that part of the jacket ineffective.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The liquor flows so freely that the rest room nearly becomes a vomitorium.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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The rich sat on deck while the poor were squeezed in the hold below, with no place to relieve themselves, so excrement, vomit, and other wastes flowed down into the lower areas.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At one point, Scott, who is sweating profusely, appears agitated and uneasy as five officers stand near him telling him to either enter the ambulance or he will be detained by police.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Keep the pressure on, get another one, and the Blues are sweating another third-period collapse.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Many brands showcased full gold cases and bracelets that exuded confidence and old-world glamour.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The interiors, led by the renowned Champalimaud Design, exude a quiet sophistication.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weep. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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