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

Derived Forms

• ˈweepingly, adverb

Other Words From

• weeping·ly adverb
• un·weeping adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of weeping¹

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

Example Sentences

There is weeping and gnashing of teeth in Blue State America today.

From The Daily Beast

Distraught, confused and ashamed, both men broke down in the courtroom, weeping like children and begging for forgiveness.

From The Daily Beast

“I think I am a big part of the reason he is gay,” she says, weeping.

From The Daily Beast

When our writer Andrew Romano removed the bag, it was revealed that LaBeouf was quietly weeping.

From The Daily Beast

This weekend, thousands of people will stand in line to pay $13 for the privilege of grieving to the point of weeping.

From The Daily Beast

Bride and bridegroom, accompanied by the weeping crowd, proceeded to the castle gate.

From Project Gutenberg

Looking through this hole, the king perceived an old man weeping, a man in mourning garb singing, and a nun or widow dancing.

From Project Gutenberg

"She is right—quite right," said the old man, too angry to be touched by the grief of the weeping women.

From Project Gutenberg

Questions in frightened voices filled the air against this background of suppressed weeping.

From Project Gutenberg

When but twelve years of age, her father found her, one day, weeping that she was not born a Roman maiden.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• sobbing
• teary
• teary-eyed
• wailing