Definitions for weeping
ˈwi pɪŋweep·ing

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1. crying, weeping, tearsadjective

   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, weepingadjective

   showing sorrow

3. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weepingadjective

   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. weepingnoun

   Action of the verb to weep.

   Their constant weepings kept us awake.

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1. Weeping

   of Weep

2. Weepingnoun

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

3. Weepingadjective

   grieving; lamenting; shedding tears

4. Weepingadjective

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

5. Weepingadjective

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

6. Weepingadjective

   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.

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How to pronounce weeping?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince:

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

2. 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.

3. Kahlil Gibran:

   When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

4. Johann von Goethe:

   Who never ate his bread in sorrow, Who never spent the darksome hours Weeping, and watching for the morrow,-- He knows ye not, ye gloomy Powers.

5. 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.

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