v.
(past and past part. wept)
- shed tears.
▸archaic mourn for; shed tears over.
- exude liquid.
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[as adj. weeping]
used in names of tree and shrub varieties with drooping branches, e.g. weeping cherry.
n.
a spell of shedding tears.
Derivative
- weeping n. & adj.
- weepingly adv.
Etymology
OE wēpan (v.), of Gmc origin, prob. imitative.