weeping

American  

[wee-ping] / ˈwi pɪŋ /

adjective

1. expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears.

   weeping multitudes.

2. tearful; weepy.

   a weeping fit.

3. tending or liable to cry; given to crying.

4. dripping or oozing liquid.

5. (of trees, shrubs, etc.) having slender, drooping branches.

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weeping British  

/ ˈwiːpɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of plants) having slender hanging branches

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Other Word Forms

• unweeping adjective
• weepingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of weeping

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wepende. See weep ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Maggie was troubled, “I … twice dreamt that you were very, very ill; and I waked each time weeping bitterly.”

From Literature

“In fact, for someone like Michaela to be weeping openly at a funeral was incredibly taboo,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

She struggled with it, she confronted it, and finally, on a clear day in the Alps, she conquered it again, weeping at the finish line.

From The Wall Street Journal

And while neither Marty nor Ani win their intended goal, they both end up weeping cathartic tears.

From Los Angeles Times

“On the north side,” Dorothy recalled, “we could see water from melting snow and ice. It was as though the mountain was weeping.”

From Literature

Related Words

• sobbing
• teary
• teary-eyed
• wailing