1
as in bowing
bending downward or forward
with its long, weeping fronds, this plant makes a nice ornamental
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2
as in mournful
expressing or suggesting mourning
a weeping song about a long-lost love
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as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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2
as in sobbing
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child was weeping over the death of his dog
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Recent Examples of weeping
Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
But the mood in Israel hardened dramatically when, on July 31, Hamas released a video of the skeletal 21-year-old Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, weeping and in pain.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2019
Ruby Falls’ also takes up less room because of its weeping habit.
—Boston.com Real Estate, 1 Oct. 2019
Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Belania and Madeline spend a lot of the deliberation time weeping and refusing to vote.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
For there is a weeping of the whole body.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
But the mood in Israel hardened dramatically when, on July 31, Hamas released a video of the skeletal 21-year-old Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, weeping and in pain.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
The weeping judges reached for the 10 paddles for a perfect score.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2019
Ruby Falls’ also takes up less room because of its weeping habit.
—Boston.com Real Estate, 1 Oct. 2019
Noun
Mourners embraced one another, some quietly weeping.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Belania and Madeline spend a lot of the deliberation time weeping and refusing to vote.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weeping
Adjective
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Lush cellos and mournful piano trills coexist with the overall less-is-more sound.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, the discreetly mournful compositions of Giorgio Matteo and Aki Oliviero’s score hover politely on the periphery of the (in)action, careful not to intrude.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His friendships with musicians gave him direct access to the aesthetic of rock stars, from ripped denim to leather jackets dripping with attitude.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The first singles from Carey’s 16th album are dripping with braggadocio with her inimitable voice wafting like smoke.—
Matthew Schnipper,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 8-year-old ia unable to sleep without crying throughout the night and uncontrollably in his sleep, his mother wrote.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Sep. 2025
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This wakes my kids who start crying.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This show is equal parts feel-good and pass-me-the-tissues-because-I’m-sobbing.—
Nikki Sternberg,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Her family is raising money to cover funeral expenses.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Following the boy’s death, donors raised about $30,000 in a GoFundMe campaign launched to help with funeral expenses.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For example, if a patient has recently had surgery or bleeding complications, medications may not be safe, and the team will rely more on mechanical devices and mobility.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The other kind of stroke, a hemorrhagic stroke, results from a ruptured blood vessel that leads to bleeding into or around the brain, damaging brain cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Weeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weeping. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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