■ verb ( past and past participle wept )
1》 shed tears.
↘ archaic mourn for; shed tears over.
2》 exude liquid.
3》 [as adjective ~ing ] used in names of tree and shrub varieties with drooping branches, e.g. ~ing cherry .
■ noun a spell of shedding tears.
Derivatives
~ing noun & adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
OE wēpan (v.), of Gmc origin, prob. imitative.