weeping

verbnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈwiːpɪŋ//

Action of the verb to weep.

verb

1
Also a form of weeppresent participle and gerund of weep

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wepynge.

noun

1
Action of the verb to weep.
Their constant weepings kept us awake.
For a man raised since birth to be strong, resolute, spare with words, and never to bow to the weepings and handwringings of the weaker sex, he had poured out his heart in that letter.

Forms

plural: weepings

Weeks · A surname.weenie · Someone weak and unimportant, a wimp.weep · To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with…

weeping · Action of the verb to weep.

Wei · A county of Handan, Hebei, China.weigh · To determine the weight of an object.Weigh · A surname.

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