weeping

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) (Freq. 1)
- I hate to hear the crying of a child
- she was in tears
• Syn:
crying, tears
• Derivationally related forms:
weep, cry (for: crying)
• Hypernyms:
bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
• Hyponyms:
snivel, sniveling, sob, sobbing, wailing, bawling

II - adjective

1. showing sorrow (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful
• Similar to:
sorrowful
• Derivationally related forms:
tearfulness (for: tearful), dolor (for: dolourous), dolor (for: dolorous)
2. having branches or flower heads that bend downward
- nodding daffodils
- the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
- lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers
• Syn:
cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous
• Similar to:
unerect
• Topics:
biology, biological science

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, crying, tears