weep
verb (used without object)
to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry.
has been weeping
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present perfect progressiveof weep (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He has been weeping all night for his friend Eduardo, and then Helda Brandeis, praying for them with old Reverend Cho from the Flushing Korean Church.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
I suppose, then, your heart has been weeping blood?”
From Jane Eyre by F. H. Townsend
Ever since the bard began to sing, our guest has been weeping.
From Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece by Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna) Ragozin
It is just as if my first wife has been weeping over me here, and wetted me with her tears!”
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) Bain
"Oh, look, the Griffin has been weeping bitterly."
From The Tale of Lal A Fantasy by Raymond Paton
