WEEP

verb (wept; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan; akin to Old High German wuoffan to ~, Serbian & Croatian vapiti to cry out Date: before 12th century transitive verb to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears ; bewail , to pour forth (tears) from the eyes, to exude (a fluid) slowly ; ooze , intransitive verb to express passion (as grief) by shedding tears, 2. to give off or leak fluid slowly ; ooze , to flow sluggishly or in drops, to droop over ; bend