weeping
15
3.2
- adjective
- /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
- After hearing the tragic news, his weeping expression revealed the pain he felt inside.
Examples
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White tried to comfort his weeping wife, she bolted up, possessed by an idea.
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Sad as Eros, builder of cities and weeping, anarchic Aphrodite.
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The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries.
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She is the weeping welkin, I the earth.
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She sat quietly in the corner, her weeping figure reflecting the deep sadness in her heart.
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The child's weeping made it clear that she was upset and needed comfort.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling unhappy or upset because of something
95
3.4
Feeling very sad after someone you love dies
66
2.0
Crying because you feel very sad or touched
25
1.8
Showing you are about to cry because of a strong feeling
21
2.0
Having eyes that look ready to cry
20
3.7
Feeling like you want to cry easily
17
3.9
Feeling deep sadness because of a loss
14
3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
11
3.2
With eyes full of tears because of strong feeling or something in the eye
2
3.7
Wet and marked from crying, often on cheeks or a pillow
1
9.9
Showing sadness or making people want to cry
1
6.9
Feeling very sad because of a loss
1
9.9
Feeling or showing deep sadness because of a loss
1
5.8
Having a sad sound like a soft song or cry that shows sadness
Full of deep sadness
Antonyms
Compounds
1
8.1
A medium-sized spruce tree with long hanging branches from California and Oregon
A tree with long drooping branches and thin leaves often planted near ponds for shade
A grass that lives for many years from South Africa and grows in dense clumps to stop soil erosion
- New Zealand
A small plant with drooping branches and purple to white flowers from New Zealand
- Specialized
A kind of willow tree that often grows upright rather than with hanging branches
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Morphology
Etymology
Weeping comes from the old English verb weep, which meant 'to cry'. So a weeping person is showing sorrow with tears.