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noun

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as in interment

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adjective

ˈfyün-rəl How to pronounce funeral (audio)
as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning a slow and heavy funeral song

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Recent Examples of funeral
Noun
The Royal Family turned out in force to pay their respects and support the Duke of Kent at the funeral, with King Charles III and the Prince and Princess of Wales among those in attendance. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026 Little wonder, then, that Khamenei’s July funeral procession drew millions of mourners, even though the country was in the midst of conflict. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Meanwhile, mourners held funeral prayers for two of three men who were killed Thursday in Khan Younis. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 Vucic said Mladic's family will announce funeral plans in the coming days. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for funeral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
  1. interment
  2. weeping
  3. burial
  4. mournful
  5. burying
  6. heartbroken
  7. entombment
  8. wailing
Noun
  • The horse’s intact body and the pieces of a decorative harness found with it suggest a deliberate and perhaps honorific interment.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In their home state, dates of observation extend through the day of interment.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of interment
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
Noun
  • Among the items back on Greek soil are black- and red-figure vessels, some with handles, decorated with scenes from Greek mythology, and would have been used in everyday life or as burial offerings.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Similar memorial and burial ceremonies will be held Thursday in three other parts of Vietnam, with the remains of what are believed to be 93 people to be buried in Tuyen Quang province.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of burial
Adjective
  • Eleazar forgoes Thom Yorke-style belting, draws out the mournful quaver in the lyrics, and subtly reshapes the anthem in Misty’s image, her commitment to doing things her way.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of mournful
Noun
  • One such detail is the prospect of a Gallagher-brothers-style burying of the hatchet for Harry and Prince William.
    — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of burying
Adjective
  • Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire honored Macy at a county Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, telling community leaders that her death had left his office and the wider community heartbroken.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Daria’s heartbroken family declined to comment on her death Saturday.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Noun
  • The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
  • City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of entombment
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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