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adjective

Definition of sorrowingnext
as in mourning

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sorrowing

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noun

as in weeping

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sorrowing

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verb

present participle of sorrow
as in grieving
to feel deep sadness or mental pain the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorrowing
  1. grieving
  2. sad
  3. mourning
  4. aching
  5. mournful
  6. suffering
  7. melancholy
  8. unhappy
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
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
  • Staying true to its sad sierreño roots, Eslabon Armado delivered a 15-songs moody set that navigates different emotions from love, loss, nostalgia, and moving on.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of sad
Noun
  • The family is now in mourning while also celebrating their new addition Noah.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • After a mourning period of two to three weeks, the College of Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of mourning
Verb
  • The imagery of The Pink Opaque’s Midnight Realm is frightening, but the potent themes and aching nostalgia are what will keep you up at night.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Risotto, in other words, is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of aching
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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of suffering
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
Definition of melancholy
Adjective
  • Rather than panic, consider that software developers are pretty unhappy with the status quo.
    — Steve Rodda, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Recent polling also suggests that Americans are relatively unhappy with DOGE’s efforts.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of unhappy
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