beweep
Verb
Verb Forms: bewept, beweeping, beweeps
- To weep over or lament.
- To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
- To weep.
Examples
- He could only beweep the beautiful bingo spot his opponent took from him.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English bewepen, biwepen, from Old English bewēpan (“to weep over, mourn, bewail”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwōpijan (“to weep over”), equivalent to be- + weep. Cognate with Old Frisian biwēpa (“to beweep”), Old Saxon biwōpian (“to beweep”).
Synonyms
begrieve, bemoan, bewail, beweep, burst into tears, condole, cry, cry one's eyes out, deplore, greet, grieve, grieven, keen, lament, mean, mourn, pine, shed a tear, shed tears, sigh, sorrow, squirt some, wail, wayment, weep
Scrabble Score: 13
beweep: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbeweep: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beweep: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary