weeping
Americanadjective
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expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears.
weeping multitudes.
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tearful; weepy.
a weeping fit.
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tending or liable to cry; given to crying.
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dripping or oozing liquid.
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(of trees, shrubs, etc.) having slender, drooping branches.
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Origin of weeping
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wepende. See weep 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Aidan Levy’s 2022 biography “Saxophone Colossus” describes Rollins weeping when he got the news.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
She let out a loud scream and started weeping at the sight of the children.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
It felt like a piece of my childhood died along with the actor who played Dawson Leery, but it wasn’t just a parasocial relationship that had me weeping next to the soap dispenser.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
Her voice caught, and she buried her weeping face in the delicate silk shoulder of Lady Constance’s white dress.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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