Synonyms for weeping

Synonyms for (noun) weeping

Synonyms: tears, weeping, crying

Definition: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

Usage: I hate to hear the crying of a child; she was in tears

Similar words: bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity

Definition: an organic process that takes place in the body

Usage: respiratory activity


Synonyms for (adj) weeping

Synonyms: drooping, cernuous, nodding, pendulous, weeping

Definition: having branches or flower heads that bend downward

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

Similar words: unerect

Definition: not upright in position or posture


Synonyms: lachrymose, weeping, tearful, dolorous, dolourous

Definition: showing sorrow

Similar words: sorrowful

Definition: experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

Usage: sorrowful widows; a sorrowful tale of death and despair; sorrowful news; even in laughter the heart is sorrowful- Proverbs 14:13


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