Weep (Verb)
Meaning
Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The young woman wept uncontrollably at the loss of her beloved grandmother.
- Her voice shook as she described what had happened, and she began to weep with rage at the injustice.
- The sound of his whispers made her try to weep, the pain cutting deeply through her heart.
- Hearing the devastating news, she slumped to the ground and started to weep silently.
- Her frail body shook with sobs as she wept for all that she had lost in the brutal war.