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. Alex Gibney:

   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.

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

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

3. Proverb:

   Beware of laughing hosts and weeping priests.

4. J. R. R. Tolkien:

   There I lay staring upward, while the stars wheeled over... Faint to my ears came the gathered rumour of all lands: the springing and the dying, the song and the weeping, and the slow everlasting groan of overburdened stone.

5. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   This lady holds up her hand and starts talking about her 31-year-old addicted daughter and the whole place is like weeping. ... It's just amazing to me.

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