weepy

adjective

ˈwē-pē

weepier; weepiest

: inclined to weep : tearful

Example Sentences

She started getting weepy when she talked about her mother. I'm weepy enough that I even cry at happy endings to movies and books.

Recent Examples on the Web Ben, who Erin joked has become a weepy girl dad, is treasuring these times too.

Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022 Specifically, a cold is going through the area of the shelter known as Cat World, causing cats to have weepy eyes, sneezing and runny noses.

al, 19 Nov. 2022 Ben, who Erin jokes has become a weepy girl dad, is treasuring these times too.

Staff Author, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2022 All of this was an incredible way to celebrate his 23rd birthday, which Nikic did by not only finishing the grueling race, but by stunning the already weepy fans by presenting Bunn, a Special Olympics triathlete, with a promise ring.

Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2022 And why not, when her normally withholding mother (Embeth Davidtz) rushes forth with gifts of massage appointments and cups of cocoa and her father (Brennan Brown), a one-note joke of a weepy mess, offers wads of cash.

Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022 Going to a weepy or experiencing a tragedy in a book has a strengthening effect.

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022 Bradley Cooper got emotional, and a little weepy even, when talking about addiction and fatherhood on the SmartLess podcast with Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes.

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 June 2022 Most all berries work (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries), but avoid strawberries, which can be too soft and weepy.

Ali Slagle, Bon Appétit, 3 May 2022 See More

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