weeping

[wee-ping]

adjective

1. expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears.

   weeping multitudes.

2. tearful; weepy.

   a weeping fit.

3. tending or liable to cry; given to crying.

4. dripping or oozing liquid.

5. (of trees, shrubs, etc.) having slender, drooping branches.

weeping

/ ˈwiːpɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of plants) having slender hanging branches

Other Word Forms

• weepingly adverb
• unweeping adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of weeping¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wepende. See weep ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The first felt too cold and couldn’t hack how to modernize Morfydd Clark’s Ophelia; the second started strong but got soggy with its repetitive weeping and gnashing.

From Los Angeles Times

As he spoke, a camera found a woman wearing an Oasis T-shirt openly weeping — openly sobbing — and sent her image to the giant video screens flanking the stage.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the scene’s daunting challenges: He has to deliver a weeping, Method-style reading of a restaurant menu.

From Los Angeles Times

"Bawling my eyes out, and just weeping. And just like 'Really? Really? What do you mean?'"

From BBC

In the face of terror, you need to sway and smile to take a break from the weeping and the gnashing of teeth that’s the rest of the day.

From Los Angeles Times

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• teary 
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• wailing