weeping - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'weeping' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weeping

[ a.]

- Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears.
- Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water.
- Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash.
- Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep.

2 . Weeping

[ n.]

- The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears.

3 . Weeping

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Weep

Meaning of 'weeping' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . weeping

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

Example in sentence:

I hate to hear the crying of a child;
she was in tears

2 . weeping

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- having branches or flower heads that bend downward

Example in sentence:

lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers;
nodding daffodils;
the pendulous branches of a weeping willow

Nearby Words:

wee weech-elm weed weeded weeder weedery weeding weeding-rhim weedless weedy

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