weeping
Americanadjective
-
expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears.
weeping multitudes.
-
tearful; weepy.
a weeping fit.
-
tending or liable to cry; given to crying.
-
dripping or oozing liquid.
-
(of trees, shrubs, etc.) having slender, drooping branches.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unweeping adjective
- weepingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of weeping
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wepende. See weep 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“But the flip side of that was being able to sort of hide out, and not show my face. I would just go on these long walks, weeping.”
From Los Angeles Times
She let out a loud scream and started weeping at the sight of the children.
From Salon
It is the sound of a people in despair that I shall never forget: the weeping, the sobbing, the screaming and the praying.
From Literature
“Ohhh, leave me be,” it moaned, gravely, like wind weeping in treetops.
From Literature
My entire body was gelatin, I was weeping in relief at this lifesaving miracle of a telephone call.
From Literature
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
