noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Action of the verb to weep. countable, uncountable

   "Their constant weepings kept us awake."

2. 2
   the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of weep form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   having branches or flower heads that bend downward wordnet
2. 2
   showing sorrow wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cryinglachrymosependulousawashbathedbawling

Example

More examples

"I cannot hear such a story without weeping."

Related phrases

come home by weeping crossweeping and wailing and gnashing of teethweeping angelweeping ashweeping birchweeping figweeping rockweeping snow gumweeping springweeping spruceweeping tileweeping tree

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