weeps

Cries with feeling

Weeps is the third-person singular of weep, meaning to cry or shed tears.

Someone weeps from grief, joy, or overwhelming emotion: She weeps whenever she watches that film.

Wounds weep when they discharge fluid.

Willows weep—their branches hang downward as if in sorrow.

crying

sobs

Involuntary sounds of weeping

snivels · blubbers · tears · keens · mewls · sniffles · whines · moans · howls · laments

sorrow

grief

Intense sorrow from loss

melancholy · woe · sadness · misery · suffering · bereavement · loss · dejection · heartbreak · lamentation

mourning

funeral

Service honoring the dead

shiva · requiem · keening · wailing · lamenting · dirge · widow · bereaved · vigil · memorial

oozing

seeps

Passes through gradually

trickles · secretes · bleeds · dribbles · percolates · oozes · moisture · sap · resin · wound

Categories
Opposites
emotional expression

weepslaughs

Vocal expressions of amusement

giggles · guffaws · rejoices · chuckles · cackles

emotional display vs. suppression

weepsbottles up

Suppresses emotions internally

emotional composure

weepsholds it together

Maintains stability or composure

Phrases
Family

weeping, weep, weepy, weeper, weepers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G