- present participle of weep.
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
Etymology
Origin of weeping
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wepende. See weep 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Weeping family members scattered flower petals on their graves.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
“The Story of the Weeping Camel,” about a Mongolian nomadic family struggling to get a baby camel to thrive, came from Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
Weeping could be heard in the public gallery after the sentence was handed down.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024
Weeping for what is being lost right now, in terms of human lives and habitat degradation, but also believing that hope is indeed our one, true renewable resource.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023
Weeping and wailing was exactly what Celia had in mind.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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