huilen

huilen

To cry.

Here, 'huilen' is used in its primary sense as 'to cry', referring to the act of shedding tears in response to emotions or discomfort.

De baby begon te huilen toen hij honger kreeg.

The baby started crying when he got hungry.

In this sentence, 'huilen' illustrates the emotional response to a stimulus, in this case, a touching movie.

Ik kon niet stoppen met huilen na het zien van de film.

I couldn't stop crying after watching the movie.

Here, 'huilen' is used metaphorically to compare rain to tears, creating a poetic expression.

Kijk, de wolken huilen vandaag, want het regent de hele dag.

Look, the clouds are crying today because it's raining all day.