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weeping

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weep·ing  (wpng)
adj.
1. Shedding tears; tearful.
2. Dropping rain: weeping clouds.
3. Having slender drooping branches.

weeping [ˈwiːpɪŋ]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) having slender hanging branches
weepingly  adv
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Noun1.weeping - the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)weeping - 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"
snivel, sniveling - whining in a tearful manner
sobbing, sob - convulsive gasp made while weeping
bawling, wailing - loud cries made while weeping
bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
Adj.1.weeping - showing sorrowweeping - showing sorrow                      
sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
2.weeping - having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
unerect - not upright in position or posture
Translations
weeping [ˈwiːpɪŋ]
A. N (= crying) → llanto m
B. ADJlloroso
C. CPD weeping willow Nsauce m llorón
weeping
nWeinen nt
adjweinend; woundnässend
weeping [ˈwiːpɪŋ] npianto


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At that sneeze, Harlequin, who until then had been as sad as a weeping willow, smiled happily and leaning toward the Marionette, whispered to him:
Of all who hail thy presence as the morning -- Of all to whom thine absence is the night -- The blotting utterly from out high heaven The sacred sun -- of all who, weeping, bless thee Hourly for hope- for life -- ah
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