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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The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
One of the groups included a weeping mother who had lost her child.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
While writing the screenplay, Early says he often found himself weeping, overtaken by the emotions of what he was creating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Her eyes were weeping from the fire retardant, and she barely got them open in time to see the tree branch in front of her.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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