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!—W. S. Gilbert
mourner
noun
mourn·er
-nə(r)
plural -s
1
a
: one that mourns
the book business has outlived most of its mourners—Aaron Sussman
especially
: one who attends a funeral out of respect or affection for the deceased
when he died, the wayward boys he had befriended were among his chief mourners
b
: one hired to attend a funeral or wail for the dead
mourners were provided to attend the funeral—Roger L'Estrange
2
: one that publicly repents of his sins at a revival meeting
asks for mourners to come up and be saved—J. H. Stuart
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.
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