Definitions for weeping
ˈwi pɪŋweep·ing

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. weeping(Noun)

   Action of the verb to weep.

   Their constant weepings kept us awake.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. weeping

   The oozing of water in small quantities through the seams of a ship.

How to pronounce weeping?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say weeping in sign language?

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. Barbara Bush:

   Night after night, George held me weeping in his arms while I tried to explain my feelings, i almost wonder why he didn’t leave me.

2. Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky:

   If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

3. Anne Rice:

   The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation.

4. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   All things are cause for either laughter or weeping.

5. Aberjhani:

   Like a Passover Poet gliding from house to house and from trembling soul to trembling soul the wind scribbled sonnets of first time love and weeping haikus of last hours on earth.

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