weeping
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- noun
- /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
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- There was much weeping during the memorial service as everyone remembered their loved one.
- weeping and gnashing
- weeping-eye
- weeping-eye motif
But the people in their weeping can bear an iron hand.
- But the people in their weeping can bear an iron hand.
- The fire never quenches for the weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth.
- And the person who hears this weeping feels sad.
- Instantly the whole place just erupts into prayer and weeping in support.
- Having lost a friend, you should not be dry eyed, but neither should you drown in weeping.
- They ready to give up weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
- I know I am marked by the dead, your sea, letters of salt and weeping.
Examples
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And the pain of weeping that turned to joy, for they wept as one.
Fiction book (1992) -
From within the chamber, she hears his voice, filled with weeping and remorse.
Academic text (1995) -
There would be more weeping when she looked at his face for the last time.
Fiction book (1992) -
My lady, there has been much weeping at court since you left us, for you left us a maid, and you have returned a wife.
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And the person who hears this weeping feels sad.
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The quiet, somber atmosphere was broken by the weeping of his family.
Academic text (2005) -
Her eyes had been emptied with weeping, but hate moved across them like a darkness.
Fiction book (1993) -
The fragile old woman tried to conceal her weeping eyes: Melesio noticed them but said nothing.
Fiction book (1994) -
It ended there, the tears, Fathers, mothers, daughters, hugging and weeping and weeping and hugging.
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As a boy, I was also prone to weeping, rages, night terrors, extreme shyness, insomnia, and depression.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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A time when someone has tears because they feel sad or upset
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Short gasping sounds someone makes while crying loudly
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Tears and sounds you make when you feel sad or hurt
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Drops of water that come from your eyes when you feel sad or happy
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A strong feeling of sadness that people show by crying
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Loud long cries made when someone feels deep pain or sadness
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Loud, noisy crying when someone is very upset
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The flow of tears from the eyes because of feeling or eye irritation
Tears that suddenly flow because of a strong feeling
Tears that come from the eyes because of feelings or eye irritation
Tears that come from the eyes, often because of irritation or illness
A feeling of having many tears and wanting to cry because of sadness
Antonyms
Compounds
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
A medium-sized spruce tree with long hanging branches from California and Oregon
- 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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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Weeping as a noun comes from the verb weep, which means 'to cry', so it simply means 'the act of crying'.