weep

To weep is to cry.

He’s weeping.

• The man began to softly weep when he realized his cat had run away.
• The children wept as they watched the end of a very sad movie.
• Why is she weeping? What’s the matter?
• There was a lot of weeping during the memorial services for the young man who died suddenly.
• It’s hard to ignore the sound of someone weeping.

The word "weeping" is also used to describe a type of tree: the weeping willow.

• Weeping willows thrive in wet soil conditions.
• You will find many weeping willow trees along the banks of rivers and lakes in the midwestern parts of the United States. (bank = the shore of a lake or river)

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Published on March 2, 2018.