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Meanings of weep in English

Portuguese
chorar
Catalan
plorar
Spanish
sollozar

Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain.

chorar

Small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly.

Synonyms
Examples for "cry"
Examples for "cry"
1
You cry 'freedom,' but mean 'equal.' You think people really want either?
The unincorporated man
2
The common cry was for political freedom and an end to corruption.
The Irish Times
3
The Dominican uttered a loud cry; the guards started back in awe.
Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book II.
4
His vision of this journey was a far cry from the reality.
Thief of lives
5
So I didn't cry at my first support group, two years ago.
Fight Club
Usage of weep in English
1
Nalia did weep then, as the reality of her situation sank in.
Oracle's Queen
2
I know that I shall weep rivers on the day he weds.
A feast for crows
3
She did not weep; she could not; she was past that now.
When Knighthood Was in Flower / or, the Love Story of Charles Br...
4
She did not speak or weep, or ask for anything at all.
The darkest road
5
That was the only time Hanno had ever seen his father weep.
The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
6
Today, like every day, he watched someone weep, and his heart ached.
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
7
Directly he had taken it he began to weep naturally and refreshingly.
The sleeper awakes
8
He was so far gone in pain that he could not weep.
Wizardborn
9
Dear heart, you go but to weep in your chamber; stay here.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
10
The Misses were ready to weep at the disappointment of the dreaming-bread.
Marriage
11
It is cold there; it is sad enough to make one weep.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
12
Wail and weep here; God made it echo joy and triumph there.
The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
13
Dona Luisa would weep, touched by the heartrending tales of the messenger.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
14
Five times in the day you laugh and five times you weep.
Mother
15
And he commenced to weep for the third time in fifty years.
The Valley of the Giants
16
I cannot bear to see my mother weep; it breaks my heart.
Empress Josephine: An Historical Sketch of the Days of Napoleon
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Translations for weep
Weep through the time
Weep across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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