"weeping" meaning in English

See weeping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwiːpɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-weeping.ogg [US] Forms: weepings [plural]
enPR: wēpʹĭng Rhymes: -iːpɪŋ Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English wepynge English weeping Inherited from Middle English wepynge. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:wepynge|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle English wepynge English weeping [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "weeping", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="weeping"> Inherited from Middle English wepynge. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} weeping (countable and uncountable, plural weepings)
  1. Action of the verb to weep. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of shedding tears): κλαυθμός (klauthmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), بُكَاء (bukāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), плач (plač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sírás (Hungarian), flētus [masculine] (Latin), липање (lipanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), آغلامه (ağlama) (Ottoman Turkish)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈwiːpɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-weeping.ogg [US]
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  1. present participle and gerund of weep Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: weep
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "ağlama",
      "sense": "the act of shedding tears",
      "word": "آغلامه"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weeping"
}

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