as in emotional
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
I'm weepy enough that I even cry at happy endings to movies and books
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Recent Examples of weepy
The weepy confessions are, ostensibly, gestures toward intimacy.
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Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
That doesn’t mean every film has to be a history lesson or depressing, or weepy or political or provocative or wear its issues on its sleeve.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
Well, for comparison’s sake, here’s a timeline of Erivo and Grande’s extremely weepy press tour (part one).
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Playing a goldtop Les Paul — the entire night was heavy on Gibsons — Slash coaxed out a series of glistening, at times weepy notes from the instrument before propping the guitar onto his knee and unleashing a blues-rock run for the ages.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
That doesn’t mean every film has to be a history lesson or depressing, or weepy or political or provocative or wear its issues on its sleeve.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
Well, for comparison’s sake, here’s a timeline of Erivo and Grande’s extremely weepy press tour (part one).
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Playing a goldtop Les Paul — the entire night was heavy on Gibsons — Slash coaxed out a series of glistening, at times weepy notes from the instrument before propping the guitar onto his knee and unleashing a blues-rock run for the ages.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weepy
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Gordon, 30, shared an emotional farewell to a number of wives and girlfriends of Kansas City Chiefs players after her fiancé, Mecole Hardman Jr., reportedly signed a new deal with the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday, March 18.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Phillip Solomon had an unaired 'full emotional breakdown' during Deal or No Deal Island Sometimes players butt heads in the game but then make up and are friendly outside of it.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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When conflict arises — a toddler might have a tearful tantrum, or an older kid may shout or lash out — a ‘democratic parent’ should be mindful of the fact that there is likely a root cause of the difficult behavior.—
Miranda Rake,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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Zoe Saldaña celebrates immigrants in her tearful Oscar win.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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Her fellow artists, including Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish, were teary in the audience following the history-making win.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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Depp plays her character’s final moments with an array of conflicting emotions that let us into Ellen’s mind, from teary resignation to sensual seduction to bitter determination.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2024
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Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
23 Oct. 2023
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Family members and two of his lawyers say he was diagnosed with severe PTSD, a sad and rapid fall that ended in another explosion of violence.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Staying true to its sad sierreño roots, Eslabon Armado delivered a 15-songs moody set that navigates different emotions from love, loss, nostalgia, and moving on.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
14 Mar. 2025
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The opportunity to expand his supplier network, combined with Vidalia’s proximity and its acquisition the sentimental shuttle looms, made the prospect of working with the doomed mill appealing on paper.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2025
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The ring, a cherished heirloom from Faludi's great-grandmother, was given to Tom by her mother, making the engagement even more sentimental.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Weepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weepy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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