weeped

Sobbed with grief

Weeped is a nonstandard past tense of weep, where wept is the established form.

The regular -ed ending appears occasionally in speech and informal writing: She weeped when she heard the news.

Most editors would correct this to wept.

crying

tears

Violent pulls apart

whimpering · sniffling · blubbering · sniveling · keening · howling · moaning · lachrymose · plaintive · tearful

grief

sorrow

Deep emotional distress

heartache · anguish · loss · heartbreak · devastation · bereaved · inconsolable · mournful · grieving · distraught

Opposites
emotional expression

weepedlaughed

Vocalized mirth

giggled · chuckled · guffawed · cackled · smiled

emotional state

weepedrejoiced

Felt intense gladness

celebrated · exulted · delighted · cheered · triumphed

Phrases
Family

weep, weeps, weeping, weeper, weepers

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