Weeping has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
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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