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How to pronounce weep in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cry
Type of express feelings, express emotion
Has types blubber, whimper, blub, bawl, mewl, pule, snuffle, sniffle, snivel, sob, tear, wail
Verb group cry
Derivation weeper, weeping

Examples of weep

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Fresh fruit will begin to deteriorate and weep, so don't assemble too far ahead.
From the denverpost.com
Look at the size of the endowment of the American Enterprise Institute and weep.
From the economist.com
Winter is whale season and the views from the deck would make Captain Ahab weep.
From the guardian.co.uk
When it found itself there, it began to weep and complain just as you are doing.
From the huffingtonpost.com
What made me weep, however, was my beloved, oil-drenched state bird on the cover.
From the time.com
It passed in both houses easily, causing some lawmakers to weep at its substance.
From the timesunion.com
Instead, Kirilenko made the Rockets weep, scoring 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting.
From the sltrib.com
It could be a moment of easy sentiment, but actually it makes you want to weep.
From the guardian.co.uk
It takes a sense of duty, even when a woman wants to stay in a bathrobe and weep.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • Cry: 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"
  • (weeping) crying: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
  • (weeping) dolorous: showing sorrow
  • (weeping) cernuous: having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
  • A weep or a weep-brick is a small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly. Weeps are located at the bottom of the object to allow for drainage; the weep hole must be sized adequately to overcome surface tension.
  • WEEP (1400 AM) is a radio station formerly licensed to serve Virginia, Minnesota. The FCC license, most recently held by Full Armor Ministries, Inc., expired on August 1, 2005. The station last aired a Religious radio format. The station began broadcasting in 1936, with a power of 250 watts. ...
  • (Weeping) Crying (also called sobbing, wailing, weeping, bawling, and blubbering) is shedding tears as a response to an emotional state in humans. ...
  • (Weeping (song)) "Weeping" is the name of song written by Dan Heymann during the mid 1980s. It is a protest song, the lyrics of which refer to the apartheid system still active in South Africa at the time .
  • To cry, shed tears