Synonyms for weeping
ˈwi pɪŋweep·ing

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1. crying, weeping, tearsadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   crying, tears

   Antonyms:
   upright, vertical, joyful, erect

2. dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weepingadjective

   showing sorrow

   Synonyms:
   pendulous, drooping, dolorous, lachrymose, cernuous, dolourous, nodding, tearful

   Antonyms:
   erect, vertical, upright, joyful

3. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weepingadjective

   having branches or flower heads that bend downward

   "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"

   Synonyms:
   sagging, lachrymose, dolourous, drooping, dolorous, nodding, cernuous, pendulous, flagging, tearful, droopy

   Antonyms:
   joyful, upright, vertical, erect

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1. weepingnoun

   Synonyms:
   sobbing, crying

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1. List of paraphrases for "weeping":

   crying, mourning, cry

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1. Akram Farouq:

   We haven’t slept all night because of the explosions, and now I am out in the street with my wife and children, who are weeping and trembling.

2. Proverb:

   Beware of laughing hosts and weeping priests.

3. Rita Moreno:

   One time when I found some lingerie that was not mine, I just went home devastated, weeping and crying — and something wonderful happened the next day.

4. Alex Gibney:

   The imperative for me to make this film was why so many people who didn't know Steve Jobs were weeping when Steve Jobs left.

5. Aberjhani:

   Like a Passover Poet gliding from house to house and from trembling soul to trembling soul the wind scribbled sonnets of first time love and weeping haikus of last hours on earth.