English language

How to pronounce weeping in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful
Type Words
Synonyms cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous


the pendulous branches of a weeping willow.
Type Words
Synonyms crying, tears
Type of activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process
Has types sniveling, sob, sobbing, wailing, snivel, bawling
Derivation weep

Examples of weeping

weeping
Under that blindfold, the lady holding the scales is either weeping or sleeping.
From the sacbee.com
We see the weeping of the 7 million who lined the tracks as the train sped past.
From the washingtonpost.com
The drunken uncles, the weeping bridesmaids, the embarrassing best man's speech?
From the guardian.co.uk
Yesterday she walked half-way down the road towards it and then halted, weeping.
From the independent.co.uk
Less common forms include windswept, weeping, split-trunk, and driftwood styles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I went back and read the Hans Christian Andersen story and found myself weeping.
From the denverpost.com
Before that, she was seen pouring water from a bottle into her eyes and weeping.
From the foxnews.com
A weeping Mrs. Bhamra offers Jules'mother a tissue, and the fathers shake hands.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Weeping Woman in Tate's collection is the last and most elaborate of the series.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Crying: 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"
  • Dolorous: showing sorrow
  • Cernuous: having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
  • (weep) cry: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "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"
  • Crying (also called sobbing, wailing, weeping, bawling, and blubbering) is shedding tears as a response to an emotional state in humans. ...
  • "Weeping" is the name of song written by Dan Heymann during the mid 1980s. It is a protest song, the lyrics of which refer to the apartheid system still active in South Africa at the time .
  • A weep or a weep-brick is a small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly. Weeps are located at the bottom of the object to allow for drainage; the weep hole must be sized adequately to overcome surface tension.
  • (WEEP (defunct)) WEEP (1400 AM) is a radio station formerly licensed to serve Virginia, Minnesota. The FCC license, most recently held by Full Armor Ministries, Inc., expired on August 1, 2005. The station last aired a Religious radio format. ...
  • Action of the verb to weep