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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McIlroy let out a huge roar before collapsing to the ground and weeping tears of joy at the end of an extraordinary day of sporting theatre.
From BBC
Ardvrek is said to be haunted by the ghostly figure of a man, and a weeping woman.
From BBC
AFP reporters in Dhaka saw people weeping in the streets while others looked shocked.
From Barron's
"I was crying, I was weeping, I looked around at other people crying," Scotland fan Hamish Husband told BBC Radio Scotland's Lunchtime Live.
From BBC
On cue, the three older children dashed to their mother’s side, weeping and begging her not to succumb.
From Literature
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