weeping

[ wee-ping ]

/ ˈwi pɪŋ /

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adjective

expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears: weeping multitudes.

tearful; weepy: a weeping fit.

tending or liable to cry; given to crying.

dripping or oozing liquid.

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

Nearby words

weep buckets, weep hole, weeper, weepers, weepie, weeping, weeping fig, weeping golden bell, weeping ivy, weeping lovegrass, weeping myall

Origin of weeping

before 900; Middle English; Old English wepende. See weep¹, -ing²

Related forms

weep·ing·ly, adverbun·weep·ing, adjective

Definition for weeping (2 of 2)

weep

[ weep ]

/ wip /

verb (used without object), wept, weep·ing.

to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.

to let fall drops of water or other liquid; drip; leak: The old water tank was weeping at the seams.

to exude water or liquid, as soil, a rock, a plant stem, or a sore.

verb (used with object), wept, weep·ing.

to weep for (someone or something); mourn with tears or other expression of sorrow: He wept his dead brother.

to shed (tears); pour forth in weeping: to weep tears of gratitude.

to let fall or give forth in drops: trees weeping an odorous gum.

to pass, bring, put, etc., to or into a specified condition with the shedding of tears (usually followed by away, out, etc.): to weep one's eyes out; to weep oneself to sleep.

noun

weeping, or a fit of weeping.

the exudation of water or liquid.

Origin of weep

before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wēpan to wail; cognate with Gothic wōpjan to call, Old Norse æpa to cry out

SYNONYMS FOR weep

1 sob; wail, lament.

4 bewail, bemoan, lament.

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ANTONYMS FOR weep

1 laugh, rejoice.

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Examples from the Web for weeping

There is weeping and gnashing of teeth in Blue State America today.
For Conservatives, Liberal Tears Taste Sweet|Matt Lewis|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Distraught, confused and ashamed, both men broke down in the courtroom, weeping like children and begging for forgiveness.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This weekend, thousands of people will stand in line to pay $13 for the privilege of grieving to the point of weeping.
The Science of Weepies: Why We Love Crying at the Movies|Elizabeth Picciuto|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sound of weeping soldiers punctured the silence in the theater.
The Names You Don’t Hear: Nearly 200 Women Have Died in Iraq and Afghanistan|Kate Hoit|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He rubbed his eyes, which wandered, looking for comfort from his weeping mother.
After 3 Years of Brutal War Syria is Still Burning, but the World’s Attention Seems to Have Moved On.|Abdulhamid Qabbani|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The church of La Madeleine has a crucifix with a weeping Magdalene at its foot.
Ecclesiastical Curiosities|Various
The apple orchard was a favorite haunt, and the Weeping Willows when the wind was from the right direction.
Chicken Little Jane on the Big John|Lily Munsell Ritchie
What about that stern discipline that was to be put in force here—no rocking, no getting up at night to coddle a weeping infant?
Twelve Men|Theodore Dreiser
In another second that pretty young lady who had been addressed was weeping with her head upon my shoulder.
Allan and the Holy Flower|H. Rider Haggard
She came to him now, and putting her head upon his shoulder, burst into a storm of weeping.
Shavings|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for weeping (1 of 2)

weeping

/ (ˈwiːpɪŋ) /

adjective

(of plants) having slender hanging branches

Derived Forms

weepingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for weeping (2 of 2)

weep

/ (wiːp) /

verb weeps, weeping or wept

to shed (tears) as an expression of grief or unhappiness

(tr foll by out) to utter, shedding tears

(when intr, foll by for) to mourn or lament (for something)

to exude (drops of liquid)

(intr) (of a wound, etc) to exude a watery or serous fluid

noun

a spell of weeping

Word Origin for weep

Old English wēpan; related to Gothic wōpjan, Old High German wuofan, Old Slavonic vabiti to call

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