weep
verb (used without object)
to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry.
were weeping
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past progressiveof weep.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“People were weeping in the room, and laughing at the same time,” the artist remembered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
When he appeared just 48 hours later at his party's convention in Milwaukee with gauze over his ear, some in the crowd were weeping.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
Many were weeping and praying while Hamlin was treated on the field by team and independent medical personnel and local paramedics.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
The next day, as my neighbors piled the waterlogged books to be pulped, some were weeping.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2018
When the tree heard his sorrowful song, it moved its branches as if it were weeping.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
