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weeping

/ˈwiːpɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. Action of the verb to weep. (countable, uncountable) · Their constant weepings kept us awake.

Plural weepings

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He found the prisoner in the same position, as if fixed there, his eyes swollen with weeping.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 77 · C1
All his emotion then burst forth; he cast himself on the ground, weeping bitterly, and asking himself what crime he had committed that he was thus punished.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 78 · C1
Then she kissed the Tin Woodman, who was weeping in a way most dangerous to his joints.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 143 · B2
At length, happier than the young man, who sobbed without weeping, tears glistened in the eyes of Noirtier.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1013 · C1

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