weeping en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
- wēpʹĭng
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wēpną Proto-West Germanic *wāpn Old English wēpn Middle English wepen Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge Middle English wepynge English weeping Inherited from Middle English wepynge.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Action of the verb to weep.
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.
2013, Peter McAra, A World Apart, page 14:Their constant weepings kept us awake.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weepings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
weeping oak · weeping spruce · weeping birch · weeping fig · come home by weeping cross · weeping snow gum · weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth · weeping rock · weeping angel · weeping ash · weeping tree · weeping tile · weeping willow · weeping spring
Translations (7)
mk липање (the act of shedding tears) · ota آغلامه (the act of shedding tears) · bg плач (the act of shedding tears) · ar بُكَاء (the act of shedding tears) · hu sírás (the act of shedding tears) · la flētus (the act of shedding tears) · grc κλαυθμός (the act of shedding tears)