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weeper

[wee-per] / ˈwi pər /


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The wide tonal variation continues with “Don’t Let Go,” a gorgeous midtempo weeper with pedal-steel guitar, tinkly piano and mournful fiddle.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Bentley promises a diverse album, “from the arena shaker to the barroom weeper to the bluegrass fireballer.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2023

A notable early recording session was “One by One,” a honky-tonk weeper that was a No. 1 country hit for Red Foley and Kitty Wells in 1954.

From New York Times Sep. 27, 2022

My challenge for myself as a writer was to say, "Can I write about these things and have it not be a weeper?"

From Salon May 6, 2022

"This evening," said the weeper, "I met her corpse."

From The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck by Tieck, Ludwig




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