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
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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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Thousands of people, some of them weeping, gathered Sunday night outside the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem.
—Josef Federman and Melanie Lidman, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2024
Even the sight of Gus Walz, Tim’s teenage son, weeping in the audience as his father spoke, mouthing the words That’s my dad, was like the ending of a feel-good sports movie that a family might sit around and watch on Thanksgiving.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
There are several YouTube videos of millennial women recording themselves weeping while watching the end of Beaches. Were there tears on the set of the film?
—Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
Standing in the rubble, a young boy wept amid the chaos.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 28 July 2024
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Josef Federman and Melanie Lidman, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2024
Even the sight of Gus Walz, Tim’s teenage son, weeping in the audience as his father spoke, mouthing the words That’s my dad, was like the ending of a feel-good sports movie that a family might sit around and watch on Thanksgiving.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
There are several YouTube videos of millennial women recording themselves weeping while watching the end of Beaches. Were there tears on the set of the film?
—Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
Standing in the rubble, a young boy wept amid the chaos.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 28 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for weep
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wept
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