weep
verb (used without object)
to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry.
am weeping
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present progressiveof weep (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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My throat aches and my eyes sting with sweat, each breath is like inhaling fire, and I think I am weeping.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
"I am weeping because our good General, the Marquis of Montcalm, is just dead," answered Corinne, wiping her eyes.
From French and English A Story of the Struggle in America by Evelyn Everett-Green
But I am so disgusted with myself—that is why I am weeping.
From Polly and Eleanor by Harold S. Barbour
I am weeping now, but they are tears of joy, believe me—they are tears of joy; I am the happiest and most blessed woman in the whole wide world.
From In a Mysterious Way by Anne Warner
“I am weeping, my lord,” Tarrar began, “because....”
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus
