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adjective

Definition of mourningnext
as in grieving

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mourning

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noun

as in suffering

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mourning

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verb

present participle of mourn
1
as in aching
to feel deep sadness or mental pain we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

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2
as in lamenting
to feel or express sorrow for an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater

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Recent Examples of mourning
Noun
Here, mourning is not just an individual act but a communal experience. — Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025 Bambi lost her baby about three weeks ago, owner Nicole said via TikTok, and Bambi struggled with mourning, as any mother would. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
In a message sent to families and staff Sunday, officials said the district was mourning the deaths of Jeffrey Hatcher, 8, a second grade student at Pathfinder Elementary School and Charlotte Hatcher, 6, a kindergartner. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025 The film stars Neeson as an alcoholic, divorced, bitter air marshal still mourning his dead daughter, trapped on a plane with a killer who promises to off a passenger every 20 minutes until his demands are met. — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mourning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning
  1. suffering
  2. grieving
  3. lamenting
  4. sad
  5. regretting
  6. upset
  7. mournful
  8. melancholy
Noun
  • Three corrections officers will fire rifles loaded with bullets designed to break apart on impact, maximizing fatality and minimizing suffering.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • For many owners, both then and today, the beauty of these car was—and is—worth suffering, and understandably so when everything performs on cue.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of suffering
Verb
  • Ward, 28, missed four games while grieving her death.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The Christmas Eve shooting also devastated the still-grieving Oxford community, where a teenage gunman went on a rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021, killing four classmates and seven others, including a teacher.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of grieving
Verb
  • As such, some RT critics are not only ripping on Kraven the Hunter but oddly lamenting what could have possibly happened had the character had a chance at any more big-screen adventures.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of lamenting your current situation, seize the opportunity to initiate your job search today.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of lamenting
Adjective
  • Family members and two of his lawyers say he was diagnosed with severe PTSD, a sad and rapid fall that ended in another explosion of violence.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Their eggs failed to hatch in 2023 and 2024, leaving many internet followers sad.
    — Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of sad
Verb
  • But by the summer of 2022, the couple started regretting their purchase.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The top reasons for regretting an EV purchase were the lack of charging infrastructure, battery degradation, long charging times, and limited driving range, according to American Trucks.
    — Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of regretting
Adjective
  • Men’s Pro Singles Recap The venue was rocked by a huge upset on Thursday afternoon, when 16-yr old Floridian No. 40 seed John Lucian Goins shocked the No. 1 seed Ben Johns in the quarters.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Was this one of those days for an unthinkable upset?
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • In the mournful mid-section, keyboardist Rick Wakeman channels Bach on the pipe organ, recorded at a London church.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Prospective Xbox players can hear the final version of the haunting, mournful Atlamaha-ha piece in EW’s exclusive reveal of a live-action music video shot for South of Midnight.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of mournful
Adjective
  • The Welsh quartet’s Dead Meat follow-up takes DNA from the Smiths’ melancholy exuberance, the Go-Betweens’ windswept gusto, and gung-ho London punk fervor to formulate a disempowered power-pop that spins insecurity and grief into bundles of melodic joy.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Luckily, Pattinson manages to keep things buoyant without diluting the late-capitalism metaphors or the melancholy existentialism.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
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