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
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.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince:
One runs the risk of weeping a little, if one allows himself to be tamed.
Beware of laughing hosts and weeping priests.
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.
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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