What is the meaning of weeping?

noun

• The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds. )
  • usage: "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
  • synonyms: crying, tears

verb

• Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain.
  • usage: "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
  • synonyms: cry, weep

adjective

• Showing sorrow.
  • synonyms: dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful
• Having branches or flower heads that bend downward.
  • usage: "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
  • synonyms: cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous