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as in bowing
bending downward or forward
with its long, weeping fronds, this plant makes a nice ornamental
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as in mournful
expressing or suggesting mourning
a weeping song about a long-lost love
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as in crying
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as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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as in sobbing
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child was weeping over the death of his dog
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Recent Examples of weeping
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2019
Ruby Falls’ also takes up less room because of its weeping habit.
—Boston.com Real Estate, 1 Oct. 2019
Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Music blared, dancers jumped, men and women threw themselves onto their knees while weeping furiously, phones waved, children balanced precariously on dusty shoulders, banners rose and fell against the soaring baroque stone.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
The weeping judges reached for the 10 paddles for a perfect score.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2019
Ruby Falls’ also takes up less room because of its weeping habit.
—Boston.com Real Estate, 1 Oct. 2019
Verb
Payne’s parents watched, his mother weeping, as the late singer’s casket was carried inside.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Music blared, dancers jumped, men and women threw themselves onto their knees while weeping furiously, phones waved, children balanced precariously on dusty shoulders, banners rose and fell against the soaring baroque stone.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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Her observations as a woman once romantically involved with the two of them at the same time, confirm their masculine inability to speak their feelings out loud unless they are veiled in mournful songs.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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Very few directors working today can put across a movie like Gladiator II as convincingly, which perhaps explains why the sequel — for all its barbaric violence and the plaintive, at times stirring, discussions about justice and democracy — doesn’t have the mournful quality that the first film did.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Dido, after her lover Aeneas deserts her, kills herself with his sword on a funeral pyre, but not before building an effigy of him to burn alongside her.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Associated Press reported that the funeral location was not made public in advance to prevent a large crowd from gathering.Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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The tactic makes sense to prevent darker pigments from bleeding onto the lighter items.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the bruises and bleeding in the child’s brain were the lingering result of a traumatic birth.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 June 2024
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Leading stars such as Colman Domingo, Cillian Murphy, and Sterling K. Brown found interesting ways to update the classic tuxedo—whether by adding brooches, a glitzy shoe, or in Murphy's case, a chic little bowed necktie.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
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Willow Avalon The metaphorical equivalent of a heartbroken singer-songwriter debutante ball is attacking live stages and streaming platforms in overwhelming waves.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
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However, our team is heartbroken to know these new horses have been without proper food and care for so long.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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With this shift, AI is seeping into organizations of all shapes and sizes and requiring increasingly more data to be effective.Carlos Melendez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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With memory foam for comfort and a design that prevents light from seeping in, this mask lets your eyes blink freely with zero pressure.Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Or that their child’s whims, extreme whining, or a physical demonstration of their tantrum should be overlooked.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024
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Gone are the days when connecting with others meant hovering awkwardly around a plate of sweating cheese cubes, or trying to fit your whole name on a too-small name tag.Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Most people experience some body odor after sweating, such as in hot environments or after exercise, which improves after showering.Heidi Cope, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Weeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weeping. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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