weep

  • 21weep — verb ADVERB ▪ quietly, silently, softly ▪ loudly ▪ openly ▪ The people wept openly when his death was announced. ▪ …

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  • 22weep — I. /wip / (say weep) verb (wept, weeping) –verb (i) 1. to manifest grief or anguish, originally by outcry, now by tears; shed tears, as from sorrow, unhappiness, or any overpowering emotion; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage. 2. to let fall …

  • 23weep */ — UK [wiːp] / US [wɪp] verb Word forms weep : present tense I/you/we/they weep he/she/it weeps present participle weeping past tense wept UK [wept] / US past participle wept 1) [intransitive/transitive] to cry because you feel unhappy or have some… …

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  • 24weep — [[t]wi͟ːp[/t]] weeps, weeping, wept 1) VERB If someone weeps, they cry. [LITERARY] She wanted to laugh and weep all at once... [V ing] The weeping family hugged and comforted each other... [V n] She wept tears of joy. N SING: a N Weep is also a… …

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  • 25Weep — A weep or a weep brick is a small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly. Weeps are located at the bottom of the object to allow for drainage; the weep hole must be sized adequately to overcome surface tension.In building… …

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  • 26weep — [[t]wip[/t]] v. wept, weep•ing, n. 1) to express an overpowering emotion, esp. grief, by shedding tears; shed tears; cry 2) to let fall drops of water or other liquid; drip; leak: a water tank weeping at the seams[/ex] 3) to exude water or liquid …

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  • 27weep — verb past tense and past participle wept, 1 (I, T) formal or literary to cry, especially because you feel very sad: James broke down and wept. | weep bitterly (=cry a lot) 2 I could have wept spoken used to say that you felt very disappointed… …

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  • 28weep — see laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone …

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  • 29weep — verb (wept; weeping) Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan; akin to Old High German wuoffan to weep, Serbian & Croatian vapiti to cry out Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to express deep sorrow for usually by… …

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  • 30weep — Synonyms and related words: bag, bawl, bemoan, bewail, bleed, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, cascade, condense, cry, daggle, dangle, depend, deplore, dirge, discharge, dissolve in tears, distill, drabble, drag, draggle, drape,… …

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