noun
Meaning 1
Action of the verb to weep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Their constant weepings kept us awake.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
weeping
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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wēpʹĭng
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/ˈwiːpɪŋ/
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rhymes with -iːpɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: W IY1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of weep
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- nodding daffodils
- the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
- lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
showing sorrow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I hate to hear the crying of a child
- she was in tears
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crying, tears
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
Narrower terms: snivel, sniveling, sob, sobbing, wailing, bawling
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wepynge.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بُكَاء (bukāʔ) — the act of shedding tears
- Bulgarian: плач (plač) — the act of shedding tears
- Ancient Greek: κλαυθμός (klauthmós) — the act of shedding tears
- Hungarian: sírás — the act of shedding tears
- Latin: flētus — the act of shedding tears
- Macedonian: липање (lipanje) — the act of shedding tears
- Ottoman Turkish: آغلامه (ağlama) — the act of shedding tears
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