What is the difference between weeping and crying

Asked 2 years, 6 months ago. Active 4 months ago. Viewed 9k times. I hate when Babies cry for no reason. And Weep is used when somebody cries but silently. For eg. I saw her weeping while watching a sad movie.

Is my usage correct? If not correct me Please. Thanks in advance. Improve this question. Rishabh Rishabh 61 2 2 silver badges 4 4 bronze badges. Just the same situation or the same page? Despite that, I guess we just use different words for a similar meaning to make articles look good. I meant that Meaning of both sentences are same , then when to use "cry" and when "weep"?

Akshay Thakur, It depends. FumbleFingers: weep is rare, true, but cry is pretty uncommon in everyday speech too, so I don't think the distinction is as dramatic as you're making out. I don't think cry is uncommon at all. Babies cry all the time, but they don't often weep. In my experience, weeping is something only running sores and people in mental distress do. Crying is much more generic, covering lacrimation due to physical pain, talking loudly, animal noises, etc.

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