Definitions for weeping
ˈwi pɪŋweep·ing

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1. 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"

2. dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping(adj)

   showing sorrow

3. 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"

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1. weeping(Noun)

   Action of the verb to weep.

   Their constant weepings kept us awake.

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1. Weeping

   of Weep

2. Weeping(noun)

   the act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears

3. Weeping(adj)

   grieving; lamenting; shedding tears

4. Weeping(adj)

   discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water

5. Weeping(adj)

   having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash

6. Weeping(adj)

   pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of weeping in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of weeping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of weeping in a Sentence

1. Vikrant Parsai:

   Don’t trust a swearing man and a weeping woman.

2. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   All things are cause for either laughter or weeping.

3. Proverb:

   Weeping bride, laughing wife; laughing bride, weeping wife.

4. George Weiss:

   Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

5. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince:

   One runs the risk of weeping a little, if one allows himself to be tamed.

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