Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: weep
IPA transcription: [w'ip]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cry, weep
    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"
Usage examples
  • The heavens weep for him.
  • You have never heard me weep.
  • 'I weep for shame,' replied he.
  • I weep!" Then: "Hide, child, hide quickly!
  • Oh, forgive me, but I must tell you--and don't weep, darling."
  • Go towards the sunset, and weep your tears into this little bottle.
  • Despair like the despair of children that can weep itself to sleep....
  • "And yet we never weep over the real thing on the actual stage of life.
  • "Nay, dear Lord Baron, I know not," said poor little Otto, and began to weep.
  • Then said he, "Weep not, for it was Satan and covetise that led you to do thus.