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weeping

/ˈwiːpɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Weeping means: showing sorrow.

Synonyms for weeping12

noun, as in the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

crying, tears

adjective, as in showing sorrow

dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, sorrowful

adjective, as in having branches or flower heads that bend downward

cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, unerect

What does weeping mean?3

adjective

1

showing sorrow

2

having branches or flower heads that bend downward“nodding daffodils”

noun

1

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)“I hate to hear the crying of a child”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with weeping?6

Show 40 near rhymes
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Weeping in a sentence

  • And he who has never been able to, steal away from this group weeping!tinowls
  • I cannot hear such a story without weeping.unknown
  • People were weeping at the news of his death.CM
  • The cut is no longer weeping and is starting to heal.trieuho
  • Weeping is a very close neighbour of joy.carlosalberto
  • Ziri could hear his sister weeping from the closet.Amastan
  • Often the singing is pure and simple weeping.carlosalberto
  • She came upon her while she was weeping.anzart

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Forms of weeping

as a noun

plural
weepings