weeping
Americanadjective
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expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears.
weeping multitudes.
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tearful; weepy.
a weeping fit.
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tending or liable to cry; given to crying.
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dripping or oozing liquid.
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(of trees, shrubs, etc.) having slender, drooping branches.
adjective
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
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She let out a loud scream and started weeping at the sight of the children.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
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 • Feb. 23, 2026
It felt like a piece of my childhood died along with the actor who played Dawson Leery, but it wasn’t just a parasocial relationship that had me weeping next to the soap dispenser.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
And while neither Marty nor Ani win their intended goal, they both end up weeping cathartic tears.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Many of them began weeping and laughing at the same time, falling to their hands and knees to pick up black pebbles and let them trickle through their hands.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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