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Weeping Common

Weeping has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

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

Action of the verb to weep.

"The old man sat by the window, his shoulders shaking silently as he watched the rain fall outside."

Verb
1

present participle of weep

"The child's face was red and wet from weeping after falling off his bike."

Adjective
1

showing sorrow

"She sat by the window, her face hidden as she wept for the life they had lost together."

2

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

"nodding daffodils"

"the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"

"lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"

Example Sentences
"I hate to hear the crying of a child" noun
"she was in tears" noun
"nodding daffodils" adjective
"the pendulous branches of a weeping willow" adjective
"lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" adjective
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