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All weeping synonyms

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adjective weeping

  • crying — notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame)
  • sobbing — to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
  • teary — of or like tears.
  • teary-eyed — with tears welling up in one's eyes: teary-eyed mourners.
  • wailing — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
  • blubbering — Zoology. the fat layer between the skin and muscle of whales and other cetaceans, from which oil is made.
  • howling — producing or uttering a howling noise: a howling mob.
  • tearful — full of tears; weeping.
  • weepy — weeping or tending to weep; tearful; lachrymose.
  • dolorous — full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.
  • grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
  • mournful — Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.
  • sad — Systems Analysis Definition
  • sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
  • drooping — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
  • nodding — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
  • cernuous — (of some flowers or buds) drooping
  • pendulous — hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.

noun weeping

  • lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
  • plaint — a complaint.
  • keening — a wailing lament for the dead.
  • tears — the act of tearing.
  • waterworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
  • bawling — to cry or wail lustily.
  • lament — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
  • teardrop — a tear or something suggesting a tear: A single teardrop rolled down her face.
  • mourning — The expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.
  • sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
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