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The body's emergency pressure valve, blowing salt water when the soul overheats.
means To cry, shedding tears in grief or strong emotion.
from From Old English 'wēpan,' meaning to lament or cry. It traces back to a Proto-Germanic root 'wōpijaną,' likely echoing the sound of wailing itself — many old words for crying began as imitations of the noise we make when we do it. A cousin lingers in the archaic 'woe.'
- emotional only
- Humans are likely the sole animals weeping from feeling
- stress chemistry
- Emotional tears flush out cortisol and stress hormones
- old word
- From Old English wepan, mimicking the sob's sound
- weeping trees
- Willows droop because their branches grow downward, not from sadness
for instance
weeping willow — drooping tree species with long hanging branches, found worldwide in temperate zones
weeping wall — water seepage phenomenon at western wall in jerusalem, where moisture continuously drips down stone
weeping angel — doctor who monster introduced in 2007 that sends people back in time when observed