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
Naser Fadel, 60, who has lived all his life in the neighbourhood, stood at his small store weeping.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
She promised him she would not, but all the next day she passed in weeping, thinking of her sisters and herself unable to comfort them.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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