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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
outweep .
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Examples
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She faded, like a cloud which had outwept its rain.
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She faded, like a cloud which had outwept its rain.
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She had ceased to weep; she had outwept the colour of her eyes and the consolation of weeping.
The Tragic Comedians — Complete George Meredith 1868
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She had ceased to weep; she had outwept the colour of her eyes and the consolation of weeping.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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She had ceased to weep; she had outwept the colour of her eyes and the consolation of weeping.
The Tragic Comedians — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868
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When she had outwept her passionate tumult of feeling, she grew composed and serene.
The Story of Kennett Bayard Taylor 1851
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She faded, like a cloud which had outwept its rain.
The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Volume 1 Percy Bysshe Shelley 1807
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She faded, like a cloud which had outwept its rain.
The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Complete Percy Bysshe Shelley 1807
hernesheir commented on the word outwept
The first citation provided in the examples, from Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem Adonis, is to me, the best use of the word outwept, ever.
August 22, 2014