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[ wee-ping ] / ˈwi pɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR weeping ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexpressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears: weeping multitudes. tearful; weepy: a weeping fit. tending or liable to cry; given to crying. dripping or oozing liquid. (of trees, shrubs, etc.) having slender, drooping branches. Origin of weepingFirst recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wepende. See weep1, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM weepingweep·ing·ly, adverbun·weep·ing, adjectiveWords nearby weepingweep buckets, weeper, weepers, weep hole, weepie, weeping, weeping fig, weeping golden bell, weeping ivy, weeping willow, weepy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for weepingThere is weeping and gnashing of teeth in Blue State America today. For Conservatives, Liberal Tears Taste Sweet|Matt Lewis|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Distraught, confused and ashamed, both men broke down in the courtroom, weeping like children and begging for forgiveness. Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST This weekend, thousands of people will stand in line to pay $13 for the privilege of grieving to the point of weeping. The Science of Weepies: Why We Love Crying at the Movies|Elizabeth Picciuto|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The sound of weeping soldiers punctured the silence in the theater. The Names You Don’t Hear: Nearly 200 Women Have Died in Iraq and Afghanistan|Kate Hoit|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He rubbed his eyes, which wandered, looking for comfort from his weeping mother. After 3 Years of Brutal War Syria is Still Burning, but the World’s Attention Seems to Have Moved On.|Abdulhamid Qabbani|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The church of La Madeleine has a crucifix with a weeping Magdalene at its foot. Ecclesiastical Curiosities|Various The apple orchard was a favorite haunt, and the Weeping Willows when the wind was from the right direction. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John|Lily Munsell Ritchie What about that stern discipline that was to be put in force here—no rocking, no getting up at night to coddle a weeping infant? Twelve Men|Theodore Dreiser In another second that pretty young lady who had been addressed was weeping with her head upon my shoulder. Allan and the Holy Flower|H. Rider Haggard She came to him now, and putting her head upon his shoulder, burst into a storm of weeping. Shavings|Joseph C. Lincoln
British Dictionary definitions for weeping
adjective(of plants) having slender hanging branches Derived forms of weepingweepingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to weepingteary, wailing, sobbing, teary-eyed, blubbering, howling, nodding, tearful, weepy, grievous, mournful, sad, sorrowful, pendulous, cernuous |