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1. The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
   - crying, tears

1. Showing sorrow
   - dolorous, dolourous [Brit, non-standard], lachrymose, tearful
    
2. Having branches or flower heads that bend downward
   "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"
   - cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous

1. Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
   "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
   - cry

Derived forms: weepings

See also: sorrowful, unerect, weeper

Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, express emotion, express feelings

Encyclopedia: Weep