pleurer

Definitions of pleurer
  1. verb
    shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
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    antonyms:
    rire
    produce laughter
    types:
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    geindre, gémir, pleurnicher
    cry weakly or softly
    larmoyer
    fill with tears or shed tears
    sangloter
    weep convulsively
    pleurnicher
    cry or whine with snuffling
    type of:
    manifester de l'émotion
    give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
  2. verb
    feel grief
    synonyms: s'affliger, être affligé
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    types:
    compatir, plaindre
    share the suffering of
    type of:
    endurer, souffrir, souffrir émotionelement, éprouver
    experience (emotional) pain
  3. verb
    feel sadness
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    type of:
    s'affliger, être affligé
    feel grief
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