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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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as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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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
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
Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
But Vaught complicates the idea that male weeping was universally frowned upon back then.
—Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
The weeping women of Jerusalem were interspersed with a half-dozen inconsolable Smurfs.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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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
The years gone In an interview with the Statesman, Mejia recalled her first year in jail as one spent weeping.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
But Vaught complicates the idea that male weeping was universally frowned upon back then.
—Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
For instance, weeping beech trees are often grown as specimen trees due to their dark leaf color and cascading branches.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
The weeping women of Jerusalem were interspersed with a half-dozen inconsolable Smurfs.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weeping
Adjective
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The plaintive melodies are mournful yet comforting.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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The ambient-dub duo returns with a warm and mournful new record that seems to spend most of its runtime fading in and out.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The latest in the growing Bachelor Nation–to–Bravo pipeline, this former crying virgin hasn’t done much crying and certainly is done virgining.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The audio included crying, screaming and banging, prompting jurors to sob and appear visibly shaken.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The fashion is already as glittering as ever, with jury member Demi Moore, along with fellow actors Jane Fonda and Maika Monroe all arriving for opening night dripping in sequins.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Eating a cold slice of cantaloupe over a kitchen sink, its juices dripping down your forearms, is one of summer’s greatest pleasures.—
Janet McCracken,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Agreed, there’s incredible power in those close-ups of people singing and sobbing along with Eilish’s songs.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The thirty-something sobbing on the shoreline over another lost pregnancy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The GoFundMe states that Maxence’s family is seeking help with funeral arrangements and other unexpected expenses following the tragedy.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Elba Sandoval, mother and grandmother of the victims, created a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral costs.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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How to Watch North Carolina at Syracuse Bill Belichick’s first season as North Carolina head coach is winding to a whimpering close, but an ACC win over Syracuse under the Friday Night Lights would sure turn some frowns upside down at Chapel Hill.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The other children called their father, who arrived about 10 minutes later and found the teen in the back seat of a patrol car with his nose still bleeding.—
Theresa Clift
May 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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This one wound, still fresh and perhaps still bleeding, will be a thing for a while.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Weeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weeping. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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