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weeping

weeping

4.1
Having long branches that hang down like a willow tree
  • adjective
  • /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
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  • In the park, we found several weeping willows, their drooping branches providing shade on a sunny day.

And even though what we see here is a bunch of like these weeping scraggly branches, it's quite like loose and kind of shrubby like this.

Examples

  • Another one is being under a weeping Willow with my mom and eating, eating lunch, having a little picnic, which is crazy.

  • There's five of these weeping Alaskan Cedars.

  • Don't be a king or a weeping Willow.

  • I was just going to hop in to also paint a picture for folks because you had this itching, weeping, bleeding and so forth.

  • And even though what we see here is a bunch of like these weeping scraggly branches, it's quite like loose and kind of shrubby like this.

    Epic Gardening

  • We've got a Sinisio trailing jade, weeping, weeping jade.

  • The garden features a stunning weeping cherry tree that creates a beautiful canopy of cascading blossoms.

  • The landscape was enhanced by the graceful form of the weeping birch, its long branches gently swaying in the breeze.

Synonyms

pendulous
vsweeping
1 7.7

Hangs down loosely, like branches or flower stems

often forms a smoother, graceful curve rather than loose hanging
cernuous
vsweeping
  • Specialized
9.9

Bending or hanging down like plant stems and flower heads

often appears gracefully bent rather than merely drooping downward
nodding
vsweeping
3.7

A plant part that bends down, like a flower head

often looks more graceful and flowing than a plain bend
drooping
vsweeping
3.5

Hanging down because it is weak or not held up

often shows an elegant bend rather than a sick or weak droop

Compounds

weeping willow
2 3.1

A tree with long hanging branches and thin leaves that often grows near water

Babylonian weeping willow
8.1

A tree with long drooping branches and thin leaves often planted near ponds for shade

weeping beech
7.7

A type of beech tree with long drooping branches often grown in gardens

weeping love grass
  • US
9.9

A grass that lives for many years from South Africa and grows in dense clumps to stop soil erosion

weeping spruce
  • US
8.1

A medium-sized spruce tree with long hanging branches from California and Oregon

weeping tree broom
  • New Zealand
9.9

A small plant with drooping branches and purple to white flowers from New Zealand

Wisconsin weeping willow
  • Specialized
7.7

A kind of willow tree that often grows upright rather than with hanging branches

How Drooping

drooping
3.5
weeping
4.1
bending
10 2.1
sloping
3.1
upright
44 2.7

Surface Forms

weeping positive

Morphology

weeping = weep (semi-transparent) = weep + ing

The botanical sense is a metaphorical extension (branches appear to 'weep' by hanging downward), so the mapping from 'weep' to 'hang/droop' is not fully literal for learners.

Etymology

Weeping for plants comes from the same root weep, which means 'to cry'. People thought branches that hang down looked like falling tears, so a weeping tree has branches that bend down gracefully.