What does weeping mean?
Definitions for weeping
ˈwi pɪŋweep·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word weeping.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weepingadjective
showing sorrow
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
weepingnoun
Action of the verb to weep.
Their constant weepings kept us awake.
ChatGPT
weeping
Weeping refers to the act of crying; shedding tears as an expression of distress, pain, sorrow, or other strong emotions. It can also refer to any kind of substance that flows or comes out slowly in small quantities, like the secretion of a liquid from a wound or a tree.
Webster Dictionary
Weeping
of Weep
Weepingnoun
the act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears
Weepingadjective
grieving; lamenting; shedding tears
Weepingadjective
discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water
Weepingadjective
having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash
Weepingadjective
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.
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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
Beware of laughing hosts and weeping priests.
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.
We haven’t slept all night because of the explosions, and now I am out in the street with my wife and children, who are weeping and trembling.
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.
Harry was born into a marriage that was falling apart, and it’s a marriage that played out on the world stage… The dirty laundry is right out there… Then at age 12, he has to walk behind his mother’s coffin in front of 2 billion people watching from around the world. He has to shake the hands of people who are weeping, who haven’t even met his mother. And yet he has to hold it together. Prince Harry (center) with his brother Prince William and father Prince Charles at Princess Diana's funeral. (Reuters) That plays forward to today in terms of why Harry wants to be so protective of Meghan. When the British press were frankly being racist about her arrival to the U.K. and into the royal family, Harry issues a statement essentially saying 'back off.' And they did back off. He couldn’t protect his mother as a 12-year-old boy, but he is determined to protect Meghan. And it comes as no surprise that he and his brother have a big distrust of the media.
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