weeping

nouns

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

"I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"

crying, tears, weeping

is derived from

showing sorrow

dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

"nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"

cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping