weeping
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
I hate to hear the crying of a child
Types & categories
- bodily process hypernym
- snivel hyponym
- sobbing hyponym
- wailing hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
showing sorrow
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
nodding daffodils
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weep |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snivel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sobbing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wailing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | weepiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dolor |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sorrowful |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unerect |