Weeping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwiːpɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Weeping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of weep.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of weep.
More Meanings
- Action of the verb to weep.
Example Sentences
Their constant weepings kept us awake.
For a man raised since birth to be strong, resolute, spare with words, and never to bow to the weepings and handwringings of the weaker sex, he had poured out his heart in that letter.
Word Forms
- weepings
Synonyms for weeping
Depending on context, synonyms include sorrowful, dolorous, tearful, lachrymose, dolourous, tears.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tearful, lachrymose, sorrowful, dolorous, dolourous, tears.
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