- present participle of weep.
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.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of weeping
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wepende. See weep 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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"I doubt I could have done that if I'd been employed," she says, "and I think I'd have been weeping in the toilets at the office."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
During Arbaeen, they show their grief, mourning with weeping and wailing in memory of Hussein.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Walking back to the car, weeping behind my sunglasses, I was shaky and hot and breathless, my heart hammering in my chest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Then Thetis weeping bade him remember that he himself was fated to die straightway after Hector.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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