deploring 1 of 2

adjective

as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning a deploring look on his face long after the funeral had ended

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deploring

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verb

present participle of deplore
1
as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for a statement from the bishops deploring the loss of life in the war overseas

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as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about deplored the fact that his guests were seeing his apartment at its messiest

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Recent Examples of deploring
Verb
Regardless of the level of material damage, Shiites are deploring the physical and spiritual assaults against their sacred landscape. — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploring
  1. weeping
  2. mourning
  3. regretting
  4. mournful
  5. lamenting
  6. funeral
  7. heartbroken
  8. wailing
Adjective
  • 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
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of weeping
Verb
  • The Lee family is mourning Yip Pik Yi, 65; Lee Chun Man, 44; Yan Yan, 15 months; and Erawati, 34, a domestic worker from Indonesia.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The Madruga family released a statement Thursday afternoon mourning her death.
    — Michael McGough Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of mourning
Verb
  • Some employers who replaced workers with Ai are not regretting that decision.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Believe it or not, some people have made the mistake of throwing away old family photos for the sake of organizing only to wind up regretting it!
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
Definition of regretting
Adjective
  • The years have only intensified Zimmerman’s mournful, hushed vocal performance, and Dream Me a Dream often plays out like a bedtime story spun by a beloved elder, accompanied by soft strings, shakers, and even a synth or two.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
  • The drama can stir up nostalgia and mournful emotions, and feels personal to many.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Definition of mournful
Verb
  • Instead of lamenting that starting pitcher Reid Detmers had a bad game and the offense did nothing, which seemed to be the story for the first six innings, the Angels came to life with five runs in the seventh.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • To scroll the internet during the Swift-Kelce nuptials was to see a barrage of people lamenting the city’s electricity bill, misspent taxpayer dollars, and the alleged tackiness of a private, sure, but very much not secret affair.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026
Definition of lamenting
Adjective
  • When his funeral conflicts with Lonnie’s tee time, The Hawk texts in his eulogy between holes.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
  • Details about the funeral arrangements for Nolan Wells, the teen who was found dead on July 6 after visiting Horn Island, Mississippi, have been released.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Definition of funeral
Adjective
  • The feud shows no signs of ending, and Kate Middleton is reportedly heartbroken over it.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 18 July 2026
  • In 2017, administrators at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh were heartbroken to learn that hundreds of rare books, art prints and maps worth more than $8 million had been purloined from its rare books room.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of wailing

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