weep·ing
(wḗpĭng)
adjective
- Shedding tears; tearful.
- Dropping rain: weeping clouds.
- Having slender drooping branches.
weep
(wēp)
[Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan.]
verb: wept (wĕpt), weep·ing, weeps.
transitive verb
- To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion: weep bitter tears of remorse.
- To express grief or anguish for; lament: wept the death of the child.
- To bring to a specified condition by weeping: She wept herself into a state of exhaustion.
- To exude or let fall (drops of liquid): “cuts the jellied milk into tiny, soft curds that weep whey” (Kit Snedaker)
intransitive verb
- To express emotion, such as grief or sadness, by shedding tears. See synonyms at cry
- To mourn or grieve: wept for the dead.
- To emit or run with drops of liquid: a sore that weeps.
noun
- A period or fit of weeping. Often used in the plural.
