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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What Howrey delivers with “Body Language” is a novel that covers all that ground while keeping the reader on the edge of their seat, alternately howling with laughter, holding their breath awaiting resolution, and weeping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The real return isn’t in hotel occupancy or pounds of ribs sold; it’s in the 90 minutes when 40 million Iraqis narrowed to one—a man weeping over a goal that meant nothing and everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
One social media video showed smoke pouring from the upper floors of an apartment block, while a woman behind the camera could be heard weeping in distress.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
This last blow overcame her, and she knelt by Beaufort’s coffin weeping bitterly, when my father entered the chamber.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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