as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
the grieving sobs of the widow could be heard throughout the funeral service
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as in mourning
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as in aching
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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Recent Examples of grieving
Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Traumatized into silence, the de facto orphan stays living with the kindly but guilt-ridden, grieving and impecunious Hiroshi.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 12 June 2026
The grieving in the sense of mourning and crying and all that might stop, but the pain is going to be there.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Is this part of a process of grieving or one of denial?
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
The search for answers is one step in a long grieving process.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Hughes remembered as a spiritual leader While there have been public honors for Hughes – his smiling yearbook photo was displayed on the scoreboard overlooking the football field – much of the grieving in this community of about 200,000 people is playing out in private.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Here’s what to know about health anxiety, collective grieving and how to manage those fears.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Dad did not come home to join us in our grieving.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Our sincere hope is that all who are grieving will feel God’s presence and comfort.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
The near-future emotional drama stars Ayase Haruka and Yamamoto Daigo as a grieving married couple who receive a humanoid infant robot designed to look like their late son, forcing both to confront their individual paths of silent grief.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026
Kate, for her part, frets that her grieving husband is lacking male companionship.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Families across the island were searching for loved ones, waiting for answers, and grieving alongside a community hundreds of miles away.
—Jennifer Marcial Ocasio, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Job performance can slip when someone is grieving.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026
That does not mean that Spier is immune from grieving.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Again and again, grieving parents described children who continued functioning outwardly — going to school, maintaining friendships, playing sports and making plans for the future — even while privately struggling.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Noun
Sallie West has since opened her front door to the grieving.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Traumatized into silence, the de facto orphan stays living with the kindly but guilt-ridden, grieving and impecunious Hiroshi.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 12 June 2026
The grieving in the sense of mourning and crying and all that might stop, but the pain is going to be there.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Is this part of a process of grieving or one of denial?
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
The search for answers is one step in a long grieving process.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Hughes remembered as a spiritual leader While there have been public honors for Hughes – his smiling yearbook photo was displayed on the scoreboard overlooking the football field – much of the grieving in this community of about 200,000 people is playing out in private.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Here’s what to know about health anxiety, collective grieving and how to manage those fears.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Dad did not come home to join us in our grieving.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Emotional footage from the funeral was featured in the Netflix documentary, showing Homer grieving his wife.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Our sincere hope is that all who are grieving will feel God’s presence and comfort.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
The near-future emotional drama stars Ayase Haruka and Yamamoto Daigo as a grieving married couple who receive a humanoid infant robot designed to look like their late son, forcing both to confront their individual paths of silent grief.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026
Kate, for her part, frets that her grieving husband is lacking male companionship.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Families across the island were searching for loved ones, waiting for answers, and grieving alongside a community hundreds of miles away.
—Jennifer Marcial Ocasio, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Job performance can slip when someone is grieving.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026
That does not mean that Spier is immune from grieving.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Again and again, grieving parents described children who continued functioning outwardly — going to school, maintaining friendships, playing sports and making plans for the future — even while privately struggling.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieving
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
Noun
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The period of mourning was profound and continued long after Germany’s Philipp Lahm had hoisted the World Cup aloft in the Maracana five days later.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Community mourns two students Nair and Sran, who both graduated from Washington High School in Fremont before attending college, leave behind a community in mourning, Salwan said.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Except half the time, those cute sandals rub, chafe, and leave my feet aching.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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Deep trust grows with clear boundaries as aching Chiron enters your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Relatives of a woman discovered dead by her son with her neck slashed in the lobby of her Brooklyn apartment building are appealing to the public for help with funeral expenses.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
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The fundraiser ultimately raised more than $88,000 AUD (about $62,000 USD) to cover funeral expenses, household bills and Axel's future needs.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Noun
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And without significant sanctions relief that alleviates the suffering of ordinary Iranians and sets the country on a clear path to economic recovery, difficult questions could again arise about the regime’s longstanding policy of defiance against the US.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Service, intentionally or not, leaves a wide, wild path for a person to project onto the journey, the setting, the suffering of discomforts, the upholding of promise, their close relationship.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The internet may be full of people who want to outlaw leaf blowers, but misophonic triggers tend to share a bodily quality, an aurally traceable culprit such as a person crunching or sighing.—
Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Also, remember that the avatar is reading your body language, eye contact, any kind of sighing or moaning.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Sam’s maternal grandparents are especially heartbroken.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Aaron Brown, her heartbroken father, spoke at the vigil.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion after scoring his first goal against Algeria and said after that match his tears came following some tough days not related to soccer.—
Stephen Hawkins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion after scoring his first goal against Algeria, and said after that match his tears came following some tough days not related to soccer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieving. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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