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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And while neither Marty nor Ani win their intended goal, they both end up weeping cathartic tears.
From Los Angeles Times
“On the north side,” Dorothy recalled, “we could see water from melting snow and ice. It was as though the mountain was weeping.”
From Literature
She was still asleep, but she was weeping.
From Literature
The vast glass-domed exhibition space became a wonderland, with pink weeping willows and oversized toadstools adorning the runway.
From BBC
The vast Grand Palais exhibition space in central Paris was transformed into an enchanted and psychedelic forest populated by giant mushrooms and pink weeping willows.
From Barron's
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