WEEPING

• (noun) 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

• (adj.) 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 : cernuous , drooping , nodding , pendulous

  She was admiring the pendulous branches of a weeping willow. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) showing sorrow

  synonyms : dolorous , dolourous , lachrymose , tearful

  She wore a dolorous dress at the funeral. -added by priyavanjeri

  the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues -added by nithi

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