outwept
Definition
- Verb (past tense of ):
- To have wept more than someone else; to have cried longer or more intensely than another person.
- To surpass in weeping.
Usage Examples
- (She cried more than anyone else present.)
- (He cried longer and harder than his brother or sister.)
- (Her weeping was greater in duration or intensity than that of the comforters.)
Advanced Usage
"to outweigh in weeping": to be superior in the act of crying.
- The actor outwept his co-star in the emotional scene, earning praise for his raw performance. (He cried more convincingly than the other actor.)
"outwept by grief": to be overcome with sorrow to the point of excessive weeping.
- The widow was outwept by her loss, her tears seeming endless. (Her weeping was a result of profound grief.)
Variants and Related Words
- Outweep (v): the base form, meaning to weep more than.
- She can outweep anyone in her family when she is sad. (She cries more than any relative.)
- Outweeping (present participle): the act of weeping more than others.
- His outweighing was so loud that it echoed through the house. (His excessive crying was audible.)
Synonyms
- Outcry: to cry more than (though this often means to shout or lament loudly).
- Oversob: to sob more than (rare but comparable).
Phrasal Verbs
Related Idioms
- Cry one's eyes out: to weep excessively.
- She cried her eyes out, but he outwept her by far. (She cried a lot, but he cried even more.)
- Weep buckets: to cry a great deal.
- They both wept buckets, but she outwept him in the end. (They both cried heavily, but she cried more.)