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weep

The correct spelling is weep.

How to pronounce weep

/wiːp/
noun

IPA: /wiːp/

Say it like: Wee-p

The correct spelling is weep. A session of crying. For example: "Sometimes you just have to have a good weep."

Usage Examples

Sometimes you just have to have a good weep.

a weeping spring, which discharges water slowly

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A session of crying.
  2. 2.A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

verb

  1. 1.To cry; shed tears.
  2. 2.To lament; to complain.
  3. 3.(of a wound or sore) To produce secretions.
  4. 4.To flow in drops; to run in drops.
  5. 5.To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.

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