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adjective

ˈwē-piŋ How to pronounce weeping (audio)
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1
as in bowing
bending downward or forward with its long, weeping fronds, this plant makes a nice ornamental

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2
as in mournful
expressing or suggesting mourning a weeping song about a long-lost love

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weeping

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noun

as in crying

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weeping

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verb

present participle of weep
1
as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings water weeping through the basement wall

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2
as in sobbing
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress the child was weeping over the death of his dog

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Recent Examples of weeping
Adjective
The weeping judges reached for the 10 paddles for a perfect score. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2019 Ruby Falls’ also takes up less room because of its weeping habit. — Boston.com Real Estate, 1 Oct. 2019
Noun
Police were deployed at the hospital as grieving parents and relatives gathered, some weeping, while others called for accountability and demanded answers about how the fire began and whether the nursery had adequate firefighting equipment. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Grieving parents and relatives gathered at the hospital, some weeping while others demanded answers about how the fire began and whether the nursery had adequate firefighting equipment. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
Playing a raging narcissist intoxicated with her own vocal calisthenics, Scherzinger gets one of the movie’s rare amusing moments, warbling in airy Mariah Carey melisma style even while weeping. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The character is a man of few words, which is understandable after an opening shot of him weeping over a large gravestone with two smaller ones beside it tells us how much he’s lost. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weeping
  1. nodding
  2. mournful
  3. crying
  4. dripping
  5. sobbing
  6. funeral
  7. whimpering
  8. bleeding
Adjective
  • James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.
    — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021
Definition of nodding
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, the disembodied feet on my aunt’s staircase were my last spectral sighting and the mournful whistling was my last haunting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part docuseries, out October 27 on Netflix, is more of a celebration of celebrate Perry’s life instead of a mournful tribute or true crime drama about his death and the headline-making trial that followed.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of mournful
Noun
  • After a month of Halloween horror, Williams wanted the kind of crying that comes with a good ol’ sports movie, and Keanu Reeves coaching a group of kids offers a true tale of common ground through weepy comfort.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026
  • On the recording of the 911 call from that day, the operator’s steady voice is in sharp contrast to Nakira’s frantic crying.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of crying
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  • Her language catapults from savvy banter to wild-eyed expressionist poetry, dripping purple across the stage.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Napolski recommends dripping some along your baseboards to make your kitchen disorienting for mice.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of dripping
Verb
  • Instead, there’s just an awful lot of tears — and young Nagatani is by far the best at sobbing.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Police believe she was knocked to the ground and could be heard gasping for breath and sobbing before the video ended, the warrant affidavit said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of sobbing
Adjective
  • On Tuesday, the classic served as a funeral dirge for the roughly 800 people present who backed Hilton.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The funeral car draped with floral arrangements arrived slowly to the church in the town of Navahermosa in central Spain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of funeral
Noun
  • According to Pike’s attorneys, she could be heard crying, whimpering and breathing loudly during the procedure.
    — Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The filing also alleges Pike suggested where staff should try inserting the IV, one needle was bent at a 90-degree angle when it was removed, and she could be heard crying, whimpering and breathing loudly throughout the procedure.
    — Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of whimpering
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  • That cast, now older, is also feeling the series bleeding into their day-to-day existence.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But fierce competition, market pressure and stakeholder expectations make the task of safely developing and implementing bleeding-edge foundation models particularly challenging.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Weeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weeping. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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