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pleurer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bewail verb To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • cry verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  • Water noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.
  • weep verb To cry, especially with sobbing, as an expression of strong emotion.

Senses

pleurer is used for these senses in English:

  • bewail To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • cry (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep. Especially in anger or sadness
  • water (transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
  • weep To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.

cry — full definition

  1. verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
  2. verb To shout or call out loudly.
  3. noun An act of shedding tears.
  4. noun A loud shout or call.

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