as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
one parishioner who always seems to have a bemoaning expression on her face
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as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for
bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her
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as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades
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Recent Examples of bemoaning
Felix Salmon, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
No less an authority than Bogart’s 75-year-old son confirms the worst, bemoaning the fact that his dad has largely been forgotten by modern audiences.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
Yet, for all champion-elect Liverpool’s smoothness this season, the heady rise of underdogs Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, and big shots like Manchester City falling, some are bemoaning the English top flight’s sense of predictability as the finish line nears.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
These factions would seem to be holiday rivals of a sort, like people who can’t get enough of all Christmas and the camp bemoaning its commercialism.
—Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Artificial intelligence was once again the talk of global leaders at Davos this year — but their sentiment was decidedly more mixed, with some eagerly anticipating the arrival of AI agents and others bemoaning that AI hasn't yet boosted their bottom lines.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
One of the neighborhood’s last wild tracts had just sold, a fact Dad was bemoaning.
—Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
No mater the result, both men will be hugely enriched and smiling, because, to those bemoaning what a farce this is, the joke’s on us.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Saban retired, bemoaning all of the changes.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Interestingly, neither will much of the left, which has spent decades bemoaning the social and environmental toll of cheap fashion.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
No less an authority than Bogart’s 75-year-old son confirms the worst, bemoaning the fact that his dad has largely been forgotten by modern audiences.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
Yet, for all champion-elect Liverpool’s smoothness this season, the heady rise of underdogs Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, and big shots like Manchester City falling, some are bemoaning the English top flight’s sense of predictability as the finish line nears.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
These factions would seem to be holiday rivals of a sort, like people who can’t get enough of all Christmas and the camp bemoaning its commercialism.
—Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Artificial intelligence was once again the talk of global leaders at Davos this year — but their sentiment was decidedly more mixed, with some eagerly anticipating the arrival of AI agents and others bemoaning that AI hasn't yet boosted their bottom lines.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
One of the neighborhood’s last wild tracts had just sold, a fact Dad was bemoaning.
—Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
No mater the result, both men will be hugely enriched and smiling, because, to those bemoaning what a farce this is, the joke’s on us.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Saban retired, bemoaning all of the changes.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaning
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Verb
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Also, the episode opens with the introduction of Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby with a group of Fireflies, seemingly mourning the losses at the hospital where Joel murdered everyone to save Ellie.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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The community is now mourning his loss.—
Jo Ciavaglia,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But by the summer of 2022, the couple started regretting their purchase.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
14 Dec. 2024
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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
Adjective
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Once abundant on the island, this ground-foraging dove – with an earthy red-brown plumage and a quiet, mournful call – disappeared from the wild by 1972.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Several of her patients left mournful messages on the Yelp page of her Arcadia practice.—
Clara Harter
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
Verb
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The song’s beat is produced by New York musician Cash Cobain, and features DDG melodically lamenting over visitation restrictions.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Rodriguez rejected the characterization given at the news conference, particularly a remark lamenting that the maximum punishment for the 13-year-old would be an eight-month stay at a boys’ ranch.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Once the game is over, pink soldiers approach Yong-sik to shoot him and ensure that he’s eliminated, despite Geum-ja’s heartbroken pleas.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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And before long, his pig is stolen, leaving him heartbroken.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Maliciously or willfully disturbing a funeral, memorial service, procession or burial ceremony. Threatening, quarreling or challenging to fight someone, or fighting.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2025
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Visitation will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. local time at the Springhill Cemetery in Madison, Tenn., while the funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph Church.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Pashinyan was the focus of protests last year by tens of thousands of demonstrators after Armenia agreed to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan and to normalize relations between the neighbors and bitter rivals.—
Avet Demourian,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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But the two mainstays of the game are far from bitter rivals.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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“Bemoaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoaning. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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