wept
ˈwept 
; weeping
; weeping
1
: to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears : bewail
weeping the sins and errors of his youth—
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon2
: to pour forth (tears) from the eyes
3
: to exude (a fluid) slowly : ooze
a tree weeping sap
Examples of weep in a Sentence
He wept at the news of her death.
She sat down and wept.
He wept bitter tears of disappointment.
The meringue will weep if you put it in the fridge.
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—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
The man was weeping as the fighters set him on fire.
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Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
By the end, moviegoers were weeping and swatting at each other trying to get video of Mescal, who was also tearing up.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
The man was weeping as the fighters set him on fire.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
In her despair, she is haunted by the ghost of a weeping woman in white.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for weep
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weep. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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wept
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