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
Jeanie Riess, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
For those haters bemoaning the schedule for next year.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Overhearing Maggie bemoaning her skills at phone sex, Winslet steps in with some sage advice.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Trump had floated the idea of taking over Washington during his 2024 presidential campaign, bemoaning the state of the city.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
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
Verb
The adults in our lives were always bemoaning the crime, the weather, and the public schools.
—Jeanie Riess, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
For those haters bemoaning the schedule for next year.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Overhearing Maggie bemoaning her skills at phone sex, Winslet steps in with some sage advice.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Trump had floated the idea of taking over Washington during his 2024 presidential campaign, bemoaning the state of the city.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
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
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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Tahlequah previously made global headlines in 2018 for carrying a dead calf for over 1,000 miles across 17 days, demonstrating what researchers believe is mourning behavior among orcas.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Campus police arrested a student at Texas Tech University in connection to an altercation with students who were mourning the death of Charlie Kirk, officials confirmed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots may be regretting that decision after the first two weeks of the season.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bet Wednesday is regretting that nomination now!—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lush cellos and mournful piano trills coexist with the overall less-is-more sound.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, the discreetly mournful compositions of Giorgio Matteo and Aki Oliviero’s score hover politely on the periphery of the (in)action, careful not to intrude.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Harnik/Getty Images What To Know On September 13, Invita, which, according to its website, has two California locations, one in Rancho Santa Fe and the other in Carlsbad, posted pictures and messages on social media lamenting Kirk's murder.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yet the cinematic scale of Saulnier’s film had critics openly lamenting its absence from theaters.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And utterly heartbroken for Charlie’s young family.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Toby Meyjes
Shane Croucher
John Feng
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The woman noted that canceling the shower has left her heartbroken.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The necklace has accessorized past funeral attire for the Princess of Wales.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many other members of the royal family were among the funeral attendees, including Princess Anne and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence, Sophie the Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Parsley is a biennial that quickly bolts and dies the second year, and since second-year parsley is bitter, it’s typically grown as an annual.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Whenever these bitter rivals have met in recent years, there has never been a shortage of offense.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Bemoaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoaning. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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