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weeping

[wee-ping] / ˈwi pɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
dolorous
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
drooping
Synonyms


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Aidan Levy’s 2022 biography “Saxophone Colossus” describes Rollins weeping when he got the news.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

She let out a loud scream and started weeping at the sight of the children.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

It felt like a piece of my childhood died along with the actor who played Dawson Leery, but it wasn’t just a parasocial relationship that had me weeping next to the soap dispenser.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

The vast Grand Palais exhibition space in central Paris was transformed into an enchanted forest populated by giant mushrooms and pink weeping willows as stars from Nicole Kidman to Dua Lipa looked on.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

BaiMa’s steps made a hollow, mournful echo, and when the swallow stopped in front of a red carved door, they heard the unmistakable sound of weeping.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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