What does weeping mean?
Definitions for weeping
ˈwi pɪŋweep·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word weeping.
Princeton's WordNet
crying, weeping, tears(adj)
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
"I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping(adj)
showing sorrow
cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping(adj)
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
"nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
Wiktionary
weeping(Noun)
Action of the verb to weep.
Their constant weepings kept us awake.
Webster Dictionary
Weeping
of Weep
Weeping(noun)
the act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears
Weeping(adj)
grieving; lamenting; shedding tears
Weeping(adj)
discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water
Weeping(adj)
having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash
Weeping(adj)
pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
weeping
The oozing of water in small quantities through the seams of a ship.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of weeping in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of weeping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of weeping in a Sentence
I sat across the table from a 16-year-old boy who was weeping and broken over the life he was in, he had been abused as a child and turned to alcohol and drugs to cope. He wanted to know if there was any hope for him.
The really happy man never laughs - seldom - though he may smile. He does not need to laugh, for laugther, like weeping is a relief of mental tension - and the happy are not over strung.
The imperative for me to make this film was why so many people who didn't know Steve Jobs were weeping when Steve Jobs left.
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Harry was born into a marriage that was falling apart, and it’s a marriage that played out on the world stage… The dirty laundry is right out there… Then at age 12, he has to walk behind his mother’s coffin in front of 2 billion people watching from around the world. He has to shake the hands of people who are weeping, who haven’t even met his mother. And yet he has to hold it together. Prince Harry (center) with his brother Prince William and father Prince Charles at Princess Diana's funeral. (Reuters) That plays forward to today in terms of why Harry wants to be so protective of Meghan. When the British press were frankly being racist about her arrival to the U.K. and into the royal family, Harry issues a statement essentially saying 'back off.' And they did back off. He couldn’t protect his mother as a 12-year-old boy, but he is determined to protect Meghan. And it comes as no surprise that he and his brother have a big distrust of the media.
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