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Associations of "Wept" (30 Words)
| bitterly | To an extreme, forceful, or particularly harsh degree. It was bitterly cold. |
| complain | Express complaints discontent displeasure or unhappiness. You never listen to me Larry complained. |
| cry | Bring into a particular state by crying. Before we had newspapers a town crier would cry the news. |
| dirge | A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, miserable, or boring. Singers chanted dirges. |
| disappointed | Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one’s hopes or expectations. I m disappointed in you Mary. |
| elegy | (in Greek and Latin verse) a poem written in elegiac couplets, as notably by Catullus and Propertius. |
| embitter | Make (someone) feel bitter or resentful. He didn t let illness and divorce embitter him. |
| gripe | Secure a boat with gripes. He seized me by the arms with a rude gripe. |
| howl | Make a howling sound. The howl of the wind made him restless. |
| lachrymal | A small bone forming part of the eye socket. That hysterical then lachrymal then guilt ridden hour. |
| lachrymose | Inducing tears; sad. She was pink eyed and lachrymose. |
| lament | A mournful poem a lament for the dead. He was lamenting the death of his infant daughter. |
| lamentation | A cry of sorrow and grief. Scenes of lamentation. |
| mourn | Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one. She mourned for her friends who died in the accident. |
| mourning | State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one. If he dies she ll put on mourning but she won t cry. |
| plaintive | Expressing sorrow. A plaintive cry. |
| resent | Feel bitter or indignant about. She resents being paid less than her co workers. |
| sad | Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. Her clothes were in sad shape. |
| screech | Make a high pitched screeching noise. He ducked at the screechings of shells. |
| sniffle | The act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested. He was restraining his sniffles rather well. |
| snivel | An act or sound of snivelling. Kate started to snivel looking sad and stunned. |
| sob | An act or sound of sobbing. He broke down and sobbed like a child. |
| sorrow | An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow. |
| squawk | The noise of squawking. Her plan provoked a loud squawk from her friends. |
| squeal | Make a squeal. The girls squealed with delight. |
| tear | Fill with tears or shed tears. His story brought tears to her eyes. |
| threnody | A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. A brooding threnody to urban desolation. |
| wail | Utter a wail. She wailed with pain. |
| whimper | A whimpering sound. He s not dead is he she whimpered. |
| whine | A feeble or petulant complaint. The dog gave a small whine. |