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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
Verb
Payne’s parents watched, his mother weeping, as the late singer’s casket was carried inside. — Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024 Music blared, dancers jumped, men and women threw themselves onto their knees while weeping furiously, phones waved, children balanced precariously on dusty shoulders, banners rose and fell against the soaring baroque stone. — Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for weeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weeping
  1. mournful
  2. funeral
  3. bleeding
  4. bowed
  5. heartbroken
  6. seeping
  7. whining
  8. sweating
Adjective
  • In the mournful mid-section, keyboardist Rick Wakeman channels Bach on the pipe organ, recorded at a London church.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Prospective Xbox players can hear the final version of the haunting, mournful Atlamaha-ha piece in EW’s exclusive reveal of a live-action music video shot for South of Midnight.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of mournful
Adjective
  • For the certification, Senate pages carried the Electoral College ballot boxes through the rotunda like caskets in a funeral procession.
    — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Now the family is grappling with funeral arrangements for the young woman.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of funeral
Verb
  • The tactic makes sense to prevent darker pigments from bleeding onto the lighter items.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, the bruises and bleeding in the child’s brain were the lingering result of a traumatic birth.
    — Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of bleeding
Adjective
  • The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 June 2024
Definition of bowed
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  • But in a confessional, Stacey weeps while sympathizing with her heartbroken friend.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Long Live Curt, a tribute to a close friend who died, could fit on a DJ set with the heartbroken singalongs of fellow Floridians like St. Petersburg’s Rod Wave and Jacksonville’s Lil Poppa.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of heartbroken
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  • With this shift, AI is seeping into organizations of all shapes and sizes and requiring increasingly more data to be effective.
    — Carlos Melendez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • With memory foam for comfort and a design that prevents light from seeping in, this mask lets your eyes blink freely with zero pressure.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of seeping
Noun
  • But allowing the whining of Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and other SEC propagandists about the performances of teams like SMU and Indiana to hijack the conversation during the opening rounds of the Playoff this past season was not great for college football.
    — Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of whining
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  • Gone are the days when connecting with others meant hovering awkwardly around a plate of sweating cheese cubes, or trying to fit your whole name on a too-small name tag.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Most people experience some body odor after sweating, such as in hot environments or after exercise, which improves after showering.
    — Heidi Cope, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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