grieve

verb

ˈgrēv How to pronounce grieve (audio)
Definition of grievenext
as in to mourn
to feel deep sadness or mental pain we all grieved over the lost cat

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Recent Examples of grieve Something unbelievable had happened: A young father was grieving the death of his 6-year-old from measles. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025 But unfortunately, people lost lives and loved ones are grieving. — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025 People around the world were impressed and grieved with us when Camelot was cut so tragically short. — Linda Chapin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025 Amid the busy work of grief, the young women have no real time to grieve for themselves. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grieve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
  1. mourn
  2. ache
  3. sorrow
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  • On Sunday, Battle’s cousins mourned in a relative’s apartment about a half-mile away from the shooting scene.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In a statement posted to Instagram Thursday, Parton mourned Dean's death.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of mourn
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  • As Frank speaks, Rick is aching to satisfy his desire for revenge in what Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) correctly identifies as a ridiculous, Princess Bride-style plot to kill the man who killed his father.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
  • To them, his bruised, brooding ballads are a repository for all of those deeply intense feelings that blossom in early adulthood: first love, shattering heartbreak, throbbing loneliness, desperate regret, aching nostalgia.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of ache
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  • The challenge for the author is to write a pulse-pounding thriller without sorrowing over this injustice too much.
    — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Finney-Smith has become fan favorite in Dallas, so much so that fan reaction on social media was split between excitement and shock that the Mavericks acquired eight-time All-Star Irving, but also sorrow about Finney-Smith departure.
    — Dallas News, Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2023
Definition of sorrow

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