weep
/wip/
noun
- A period or act of crying.
- He had a little weep during the sad part of the movie.
- After a good weep, she felt much better.
- Sometimes a quiet weep is all you need to release stress.
verb
- To cry, especially with tears flowing from the eyes, often because of sadness or strong emotion.
- The old man wept quietly at his wife's grave.
- She began to weep when she heard the tragic news.
- Don't weep over spilled milk; it's not worth the tears.
- To exude or give off liquid, such as sap or moisture, in drops.
- The wound wept a clear fluid for a few days before healing.
- The tree's bark wept sticky sap where it had been cut.
- The cold pipe wept condensation onto the basement floor.