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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 onlyHumans are likely the sole animals weeping from feeling
stress chemistryEmotional tears flush out cortisol and stress hormones
old wordFrom Old English wepan, mimicking the sob's sound
weeping treesWillows droop because their branches grow downward, not from sadness