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
Infected roots turn unnaturally dark and mushy, or even weep.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
In anguish, the woman wept, asking the heavens why mother and daughter were fated to be separated.
—Karissa Chen, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The car went quiet, and her grandmother began to weep.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 13 May 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
In anguish, the woman wept, asking the heavens why mother and daughter were fated to be separated.
—Karissa Chen, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The car went quiet, and her grandmother began to weep.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for weep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weep
Verb
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Slowly drip mixture into cold oil to form the ‘caviar’.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Rafael Nadal was a tennis warrior, to be sure: a competitive beast dripping with sweat and relentless in-the-moment ambition who could give the opposition a faraway gaze in a hurry.—
Christopher Clarey,
Air Mail,
24 May 2025
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Randall cries, rushing to discover Bernie collapsed on the floor in the next room.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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Bruce is crate-trained, goes in willingly at bedtime and doesn’t bark or cry.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Much as the Pixel 10 will be used to stop power creep from bleeding into price creep, Google will draw a line in the sand that no one will pass when selling premium devices.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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White’s bleeding body was found in the parking lot outside his apartment complex late at night on March 9.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Creators posted videos of themselves sobbing onto the camera.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Through the decades, this was the county that gave us the judge who sobbed while issuing a ruling in the Anna Nicole Smith case, the judge who was found half-naked at a judicial conference, and the judges, plural, who had faced DUI charges.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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Key Takeaways Seal your tile and grout at least once a year to prevent water, soap, and dirt from seeping in and making the surface hard to clean. Stick to gentle, non-acidic cleaners and avoid anything citrus-based or abrasive to protect both the tile surface and the sealant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 May 2025
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Instead, this antagonistic virtuoso has started letting the sticky dark feelings fueling those nightmares seep into other genres.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The bigger the bottleneck, the more freely the contents of the bottle flow through it.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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The iconic teen drama kept emotions flowing from 1998 to 2003.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The two-way stretch fabric is water-repellent and slightly ribbed, with a lightweight feel that’s perfect for summer (or sweating in a dance studio, presumably).—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
30 May 2025
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Never more so, perhaps, than in recent summers when the city has sweated through long and perilous heatwaves.—
Elinda Labropoulou,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The rest of the actors erupt in laughter at Barinholtz’s comment, including Rogen, who exudes one of his signature belly laughs that fans have come to love.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
21 May 2025
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Problem exudes a feeling that Wallen very much enjoys the behaviors he’s meant to be rebuffing.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weep. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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