mourned; mourning; mourns
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow
When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn.
—often used with forthousands mourned for him
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
mourning the loss of their youth
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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—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Maybe Pynchon is saying that the classic mystery was never meant to be solved at all, only mourned.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
The Rubio family of Dixon, California, is mourning the loss of 21-year-old Private First Class Tanner Rubio.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Hundreds converged for a candlelight vigil, some mourning family members lost to earlier violence, to call for justice, unity and an end to the killing.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mourn
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 12 Dec. 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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