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
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
If friend groups seem ubiquitous, so does a quiet underclass of people like me, bemoaning their lack of them.
—Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
As the complaining businesses are no doubt wringing their hands over the setback, shoppers are also bemoaning the havoc that tariffs have wreaked on their pocketbooks as the final week of holiday shopping ramps up.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Instead of bemoaning being passed over by Notre Dame, a looming possibility, the UM family was celebrating the gift of a chance, a chance, to win the program’s long-elusive sixth national championship and first since 2001.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
And, now, livermush fans across the Charlotte area are bemoaning their inability to find Neese’s brand Liver Pudding anywhere.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
For most of the year, tennis watchers have been bemoaning the lack of a genuine threat to Sinner and Alcaraz, but here Fritz had the latter on the rack.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir hasn’t practiced this week because of a quadriceps injury, but Saleh is not bemoaning the possibility of another void.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Like countless generations before them, today’s young adults are subject to what feels like a constant barrage of headlines bemoaning their generational shortcomings.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Agitated fans have taken to the Interwebs by the thousands, bemoaning the fact that the Anaheim Ducks had a losing streak after the fierce fowl’s statue was removed from its prominent perch in front of the stadium before Christmas.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
If friend groups seem ubiquitous, so does a quiet underclass of people like me, bemoaning their lack of them.
—Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
As the complaining businesses are no doubt wringing their hands over the setback, shoppers are also bemoaning the havoc that tariffs have wreaked on their pocketbooks as the final week of holiday shopping ramps up.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Instead of bemoaning being passed over by Notre Dame, a looming possibility, the UM family was celebrating the gift of a chance, a chance, to win the program’s long-elusive sixth national championship and first since 2001.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
And, now, livermush fans across the Charlotte area are bemoaning their inability to find Neese’s brand Liver Pudding anywhere.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
For most of the year, tennis watchers have been bemoaning the lack of a genuine threat to Sinner and Alcaraz, but here Fritz had the latter on the rack.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir hasn’t practiced this week because of a quadriceps injury, but Saleh is not bemoaning the possibility of another void.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Like countless generations before them, today’s young adults are subject to what feels like a constant barrage of headlines bemoaning their generational shortcomings.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaning
Adjective
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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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Some people, friendship researchers told me, could be mourning a version of friendship that exists predominantly on social media and TV.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Twiggs County community is mourning the loss of one of its beloved elementary school teachers.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Millions of Gen Zers are facing unemployment as entry-level office roles get absorbed by AI, and millennials are regretting taking out thousands in student loans for careers that now have significantly diminished prospects.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the success of his industry satire—co-created by Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez—has resulted in several industry folks regretting their previous rejections of Rogen.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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McGuire’s goal here is entertainment (achieved) but his empathetic treatment of the indigenous tribes the English come into contact and conflict with gives his novel a mournful air of tragedy.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
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Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novella, Train Dreams stars Joel Edgerton in an elegiac, mournful portrait of a logger at the turn of the century.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the same time, however, political parties could play a role in restoring trust by calling out their own, increasing their own accountability by lamenting real offenses among their own members.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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After the trade, Porter posted a video on social media thanking the Nuggets and lamenting the end of his time in Denver while also sharing his excitement about the opportunity to expand his game.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Neighbors said they were heartbroken to hear about the incident.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The younger brother of a man shot celebrating his birthday in the Bronx witnessed the slaying and was wounded by the gunman too, the siblings’ heartbroken mother revealed Monday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The page has raised over $14,000 in donations with a goal of $18,000 to cover funeral costs.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Five bikers have been indicted in connection to a bloody brawl between the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club and Demons of Hell Motorcycle Club that began at a funeral service on Long Island.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Bemoaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoaning. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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