mourned; mourning; mourns
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow
When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn.
2
: to show the customary signs of grief for a death
3
: to murmur mournfully
—used especially of doves
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow for
mourned the death of his son
2
: to utter mournfully
let the whirlwind mourn its requiem—
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mourner
noun
Examples of mourn in a Sentence
She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
Thousands of people mourned his death.
She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
She mourned the loss of her youth.
He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
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Several world leaders mourned the accident, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
More news to know now Lisbon, Portugal, mourns 17 victims of a funicular crash.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The Nashville Zoo is mourning the loss of Nasha, an 11-year-old Masai giraffe, the matriarch of its herd.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
In 1973, the Tree of Ténéré, a 300-year-old acacia in the Sahara Desert, was mourned following its destruction by a truck driver, alleged to have been drunk.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
More news to know now Lisbon, Portugal, mourns 17 victims of a funicular crash.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The Nashville Zoo is mourning the loss of Nasha, an 11-year-old Masai giraffe, the matriarch of its herd.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
In 1973, the Tree of Ténéré, a 300-year-old acacia in the Sahara Desert, was mourned following its destruction by a truck driver, alleged to have been drunk.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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mourn
verb
ˈmō(ə)rn 
ˈmȯ(ə)rn
1
: to feel or show grief or sorrow especially over someone's death
2
: to display the customary signs of grief for a death especially by wearing mourning
mourner
noun
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