weeping

Plural: weepings

Noun

• The act of shedding tears; a period of crying.
• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
• Action of the verb to weep.

Verb

• shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
• present participle and gerund of weep

Adjective Satellite

• showing sorrow
• having branches or flower heads that bend downward
  • "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"

Examples

• Their constant weepings kept us awake.
• There was much weeping after the Words With Friends game, but mostly from joy.

Synonyms

cernuous, cry, crying, dolorous, dolourous, drooping, lachrymose, nodding, pendulous, tearful, tears, weep

Antonyms

laugh

Anagrams of weeping