| NOUN | act | weeping, crying, tears | the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | weeping, dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful | showing sorrow |
| all | weeping, cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous | having branches or flower heads that bend downward |
| Sounds | wiy'pihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | showing sorrow. | |
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| Synonyms | dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful | |
| Broader | sorrowful | Experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss |
| Spanish | afligido, dolido, lacrimógeno, lacrimoso, lloroso | |
| Catalan | afligit, dolgut, plorós | |
| Meaning | Having branches or flower heads that bend downward. | |
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| Example | "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow" | |
| Synonyms | cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | unerect | not upright in position or posture |
| Spanish | colgante | |
| Meaning | The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds). | |
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| Synonyms | crying, tears | |
| Narrower | snivel, sniveling | whining in a tearful manner |
| sob, sobbing | convulsive gasp made while weeping | |
| wailing, bawling | loud cries made while weeping | |
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Spanish | lágrima, llanto, llorera, lloro | |
| Catalan | ploradissa, ploralla, plor | |
| Verbs | weep | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain |
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