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weeping

[wee-ping] / ˈwi pɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
dolorous
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
drooping
Synonyms


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"My mother shouted at us to get down," her son Ezz recalled, weeping as he spoke.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I can’t keep throwing and throwing more money, because I don’t have the money, and I haven’t been able to help him,” the woman said in Spanish, weeping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

One social media video showed smoke pouring from the upper floors of an apartment block, while a woman behind the camera could be heard weeping in distress.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Still on his knees, weeping, Humbaba trembled as another series of explosions rocked his innermost world.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda


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