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Wept vs Crying - What's the difference?

wept | crying |

As verbs the difference between wept and crying

is that wept is (weep) while crying is .

As an adjective crying is

that demands action or attention.

As a noun crying is

action of the verb cry .

wept

English

Verb

(head)
  • (weep)
    • English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms

    crying

    English

    (wikipedia crying)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That demands action or attention.
    • There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.
  • That deserves rebuke or censure.
    • It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb cry .
    • Their constant cryings kept us awake!

    Verb

    (head)

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