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Weeping

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈwiːpɪŋ

Definitions

Action of the verb to weep.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

日本語しくしく
العربيةالبكاءبكاء
19 more languages
Българскиплач
Bosanskilelekлелекплач
Češtinavzlykání
Ελληνικάκλαυθμός
Suomiitkeminenitkeskely
Gàidhligcaoineadh
Galegochoremia
עבריתבכי
हिन्दीक्रंदन
Hrvatskilelekлелекплач
Magyarsírás
한국어울음체읍
Latinafletuslacrimabunduslacrimosusmetasyncriticusploratio
Latviešuasara
Te Reo Māoritangi
Македонскилипање
Српскиlelekлелекплач
Svenskagråt
Українськаплач

Examples

“Their constant weepings kept us awake⟳.”
“For a man raised since birth to be strong, resolute, spare⟳ with words, and never to bow to the weepings and handwringings of the weaker sex, he had poured out his heart in that letter.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth weeping angel weeping ash weeping birch weeping fig weeping rock

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