wept
Meaning of wept
verb, past tense
- shed tears.
a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter
he wept bitter tears at her cruelty
- exude liquid.
she rubbed the sore, making it weep
Old English wēpan (verb), of Germanic origin, probably imitative.
Information about wept
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Hyphenation of wept
wept
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- wept is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wept synonyms
Meaning shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow:
Meaning cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps:
Meaning cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way:
Meaning make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness:
Meaning give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound:
Meaning (especially of a baby) cry feebly or querulously; whimper:
Meaning weep or cry noisily:
Meaning express passionate grief about:
Meaning feel intense sorrow:
Meaning feel or show sorrow for the death of (someone), typically by following conventions such as the wearing of black clothes:
Meaning having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm:
Meaning utter a wail:
Meaning give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone):
Meaning cry noisily:
Meaning cry noisily and uncontrollably; sob:
Meaning the fat of sea mammals, especially whales and seals:
Meaning cry querulously or weakly:
wept antonyms
Meaning make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision:
Meaning feel or show great joy or delight:
Words that rhyme with wept
bewept, unwept, backswept, enswept, inswept, outswept, rainswept, reswept, swept, underswept, unswept, upswept, windswept, outwept, bewwept, outwwept
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