weep

v., wept (wĕpt), weep·ing, weeps.

v.tr.

1. To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion: weep bitter tears of remorse.
2. To express grief or anguish for; lament: wept the death of the child.
3. To bring to a specified condition by weeping: She wept herself into a state of exhaustion.
4. To exude or let fall (drops of liquid): "cuts the jellied milk into tiny, soft curds that weep whey" (Kit Snedaker).

v.intr.

1. To express emotion, such as grief or sadness, by shedding tears. See synonyms at cry.
2. To mourn or grieve: wept for the dead.
3. To emit or run with drops of liquid: a sore that weeps.

n.
A period or fit of weeping. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan.]

verb

1. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears: bawl, blubber, cry, howl, keen², sob, wail, yowl. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To flow or leak out or emit something slowly: bleed, exude, leach, ooze, percolate, seep, transpire, transude. See move/halt, solid/liquid/consistency.
3. To fall or let fall in drops of liquid: distill, dribble, drip, drop, trickle. See rise/fall.

v

Definition: cry
Antonyms: laugh, rejoice

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
  Synonym: cry

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - græde, begræde, svede, hænge ned
v. intr. - græde, svede, hænge ned
n. - gråd

idioms:

• weeping willow    grædepil

Nederlands (Dutch)
huilen, schreien, vloeistof afscheiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - verser des larmes
v. intr. - pleurer, suinter
n. - petites larmes

idioms:

• weeping willow    saule pleureur

Deutsch (German)
v. - weinen, beweinen, (Feuchtigkeit) absondern
n. - Weinen

idioms:

• weeping willow    Trauerweide

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κλαίω, θρηνώ, δακρύζω
n. - κλάμα, θρήνος

idioms:

• weeping willow    (φυτολ.) (ιτέα η) κλαίουσα

Italiano (Italian)
piangere

idioms:

• weeping willow    salice piangente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - chorar
n. - choro (m)

idioms:

• weeping willow    salgueiro-chorão (m)

Русский (Russian)
плакать, запотевать, капать, оплакивать, плач, влажность, дренажное отверстие, течь

idioms:

• weeping willow    плакучая ива

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - llorar, lamentar, derramar (lágrimas), exudar (bot.)
v. intr. - llorar, lamentarse, gotear, chorrear, sudar
n. - lloro, lágrimas, llanto

idioms:

• weeping willow    sauce llorón

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gråta, fukta, rinna, droppa
n. - gråt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
哭着使..., 滴下, 悲叹, 哭泣, 哀悼, 流泪, 哭

idioms:

• weeping willow    垂柳, 枕头

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 哭著使..., 滴下, 悲歎
v. intr. - 哭泣, 哀悼, 流淚
n. - 哭, 滴下, 哭泣

idioms:

• weeping willow    垂柳, 枕頭

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 울다, 슬퍼하다, (물기가) 스며 나오게 하다
v. intr. - 눈물을 흘리다, 물방울을 떨어뜨리다, (나무가) 축 처지다
n. - 울기, (물기가) 스며 나오게 하기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 泣く, 流す, 涙を流す, 悲しむ, したたらせる, 降る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبكي, يندب, ينز, يطلق سائل بطريقه ارتشاحيه (الاسم) بكاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בכה, אמר בבכי, דמע‬
v. intr. - ‮בכה, זלג, זב, דמע‬
n. - ‮בכי‬

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