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weeping

[ wee-ping ]
/ ˈwi pÉȘƋ /
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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.
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Origin of weeping

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

OTHER WORDS FROM weeping

weep·ing·ly, adverbun·weep·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for weeping

weeping
/ (ˈwiːpÉȘƋ) /

adjective
(of plants) having slender hanging branches

Derived forms of weeping

weepingly, adverb
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