weeping Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
    tears; crying.
    • I hate to hear the crying of a child
    • she was in tears
  2. verb shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
    cry; weep.
    • She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death
    • The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs
  3. adjective satellite showing sorrow
    dolorous; tearful; dolourous; lachrymose.
  4. adjective satellite having branches or flower heads that bend downward
    cernuous; drooping; nodding; pendulous.
    • nodding daffodils
    • the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
    • lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers

WordNet

Weep"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears.
Weep"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. "Weeping eyes." I. Watts.
  2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. "Weeping grounds." Mortimer.
  3. Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash.
  4. Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep.

Webster 1913