Weeping

  • 1Weeping — Weep ing, a. 1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. Weeping eyes. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. Weeping grounds. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 3. Having slender,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Weeping — Weep ing, n. The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3weeping — index disconsolate, outcry, repentant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4weeping — (weep) weep·ing || wɪːpɪŋ v. cry; shed tears; mourn with tears; exude liquid, drip (as with sweat) weep·ing || wɪːpɪŋ adj. crying, sobbing; exuding liquid; dripping; drooping over (about tree branches) wɪːp n. cry; fit of crying v.… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 5weeping — [wē′piŋ] n. the act of one who or that which weeps adj. 1. that weeps tears or other liquid 2. having graceful, drooping branches weepingly adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 6weeping — weepingly, adv. /wee ping/, adj. 1. expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears: weeping multitudes. 2. tearful; weepy: a weeping fit. 3. tending or liable to cry; given to crying. 4. dripping or oozing liquid. 5. (of… …

    Universalium

  • 7Weeping — Weep Weep, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wept} (w[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Weeping}.] [OE. wepen, AS. w[=e]pan, from w[=o]p lamentation; akin to OFries. w?pa to lament, OS. w[=o]p lamentation, OHG. wuof, Icel. [=o]p a shouting, crying, OS. w[=o]pian to… …

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  • 8weeping — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. tearful 2. archaic rainy 3. having slender pendent branches < a weeping beech > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9weeping — weep|ing [ˈwi:pıŋ] adj weeping willow/birch etc a tree with branches that hang down towards the ground …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10weeping — adjective used in names of tree and shrub varieties with drooping branches, e.g. weeping cherry. → weep …

    English new terms dictionary