to weep

Examples

• All

• The aunt hugs the children, telling them the war is over; she weeps with joy.

  Academic text (2011)

• And I started to weep uncontrollably now.

  Danny Jones

• Then why do you weep?

  Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

• Find, forgive, struggle, weep when you need to, laugh when you can.

• And I just wept like a baby on my bed.

• I notice that I am not the only one weeping as we write our letters.

  Academic text (2001)

• The young boy first saw his father weep as the family was forced into the little ghetto.

  Academic text (1996)

• I literally found myself weeping tears of joy.

• And I just started weeping, like uncontrollably weeping.

  Rich Roll

• At cemeteries in every town, relatives and friends weep at the graves of loved ones.

Synonyms

C

to cry

vsto weep

∞ 1.0

To let tears fall because you feel sad or hurt

is the same action named by a different word

W

to wail

vsto weep

84 3.2

To make a long loud cry because you are hurt or very sad

is the quieter shedding of tears rather than a long mournful sound

B

to bawl

vsto weep

39 5.9

Cry or shout loudly and without control

is the calmer, more restrained shedding of tears instead of loud shouting

S

to sob

vsto weep

15 1.0

To cry with short, noisy breaths

is quieter and lacks the noisy sharp-breath pattern

S

to shed a tear

vsto weep

14 3.5

Cry a little, often with one tear

is broader, covering any amount or intensity of shedding tears

C

to cry one's eyes out

vsto weep

• Informal

7 4.2

Cry for a long time because you feel very sad

is less intense and not necessarily long or prolonged

B

to bawl one's eyes out

vsto weep

• Informal

3 7.6

Cry very loudly and for a long time

is the controlled and often quieter act rather than loud uncontrolled crying

B

to baw

vsto weep

• UK

9.9

To cry loudly because you feel upset or hurt

is the calmer tearful response not mainly loud or frustrated

Antonyms

L

to laugh

∞ 1.0

To make sounds and move your face or body because something is funny

S

to smile

∞ 1.0

To turn the corners of your mouth up to show happiness or friendliness

Idioms

M

to make the angels weep

• Literature

9.1

To cause very deep sadness or wonder that makes angels cry

How Tearful

to sob

15 1.0

to weep

208 1.1

to whimper

69 3.3

to sniffle

18 2.3

Surface Forms

Etymology