weep

/wip/

/wip/

Other forms: weeping; wept; weeps; weeped

When you weep, you cry. If you're very empathetic, you might start to weep whenever you see other people weep.

To shed tears from sadness is to weep. Some people weep rarely, only when they've suffered a true loss or tragedy. Other sensitive souls weep at songs, movies, books, and even sweet stories or pictures. Weep comes from the Old English word wepan, "shed tears or mourn over," which has a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to cry or scream."

Definitions of weep

1. verb

   shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
   “The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs”

   synonyms: cry

   cry

   bring into a particular state by crying

   types:

   mewl, pule, wail, whimper

   cry weakly or softly

   bawl

   cry loudly

   tear

   fill with tears or shed tears

   sob

   weep convulsively

   blub, blubber, sniffle, snivel, snuffle

   cry or whine with snuffling

   type of:

   express emotion, express feelings

   give verbal or other expression to one's feelings