weeping

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. showing sorrow

Similar word(s): sorrowful, dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful

2. having branches or flower heads that bend downward

- the pendulous branches of a weeping willow

Similar word(s): unerect, cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous

noun

1. the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

Similar word(s): crying, tears

Definition categories: act, activity

Sentences with weeping as a noun:

- Their constant weepings kept us awake.

verb

1. present participle of weep