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
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
Gordon explained in a recent interview with 9News that the grieving of his brother’s death in 2024 has affected his body physically.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Finch said on Sunday that the Timberwolves pushed for the postponement to respect the public grieving process.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Small, concrete acts of kindness can mean more to a grieving person than words alone and eliminates the burden of having to ask for help.
—Julie Kaplow, USA Today, 30 May 2026
The Concord Police Department delayed serving the warrants out of respect for grieving family members.
—Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Metcalf, 70, starred in the 1997 horror film, Scream 2, as Nancy Loomis, a grieving mother.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Ilana Lerner, a Sag Harbor schools senior, said an assembly was held Thursday to support grieving students.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Perry’s grieving mother accuses Iwamasa of betraying his duty to protect her son.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
One of the girls, 12-year-old Zemfira Mukhtarov, was supposed to make brownies with her dad but sneaked out of the house instead, the grieving father told The News at the time.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
The grieving brother at the funeral says the fallen soldier never had time to start his own family.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
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
Gordon explained in a recent interview with 9News that the grieving of his brother’s death in 2024 has affected his body physically.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Finch said on Sunday that the Timberwolves pushed for the postponement to respect the public grieving process.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Anger, denial, and fear are merely steps along the path of grieving.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Small, concrete acts of kindness can mean more to a grieving person than words alone and eliminates the burden of having to ask for help.
—Julie Kaplow, USA Today, 30 May 2026
The Concord Police Department delayed serving the warrants out of respect for grieving family members.
—Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Metcalf, 70, starred in the 1997 horror film, Scream 2, as Nancy Loomis, a grieving mother.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Ilana Lerner, a Sag Harbor schools senior, said an assembly was held Thursday to support grieving students.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Perry’s grieving mother accuses Iwamasa of betraying his duty to protect her son.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
One of the girls, 12-year-old Zemfira Mukhtarov, was supposed to make brownies with her dad but sneaked out of the house instead, the grieving father told The News at the time.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
The grieving brother at the funeral says the fallen soldier never had time to start his own family.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 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 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
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After a few words of introduction, Alexis started asking Graciela and me questions about our creative processes, about the importance of surprises in art, about the relationship between photographs and stories, about memory and mourning and pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Your 2nd House of Resources faces a tug as temperamental Moon opposes aching Chiron in your 8th House of Intimacy and Resources, asking for careful boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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The homestretch of the drama, however, takes the story in a chilling direction, packing an aching quantity of feeling into a single glance at a security camera as someone climbs into a car and leaves the compound, never to be heard from again.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Archaeologists excavating an ancient cemetery in Cairo have found a cache of burial objects that could shed new light on funeral practices in one of Egypt‘s most important religious centers.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
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Wotus coached third base for four games last week while Borg was in the Dominican Republic to attend funeral services for his grandmother.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Jurors awarded Nancy Iskander another $35 million for serious emotional distress and $34 million to Zachary, the youngest brother, for emotional suffering.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The length exacerbates all the rest of the series' sins, including a lack of emotional depth, gratuitous suffering and violence, long stretches of boring, listless plotting and extraneous characters.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Verb
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There are nearly two hundred people standing there, looking around and sighing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Everything at this Elmhurst flamepot is punched up, texture and flavor alike, from sighing-soft to tensile to snappy, and always hot-hot-hot.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Ali later finds her, a moment that leaves him completely heartbroken, before testing the drugs and confirming they were laced with fentanyl.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Horace leaves Hollywood and a heartbroken but determined Aaron behind.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The Bruins’ bat boy’s tears stained the front of Cholowsky’s jersey as his sobs grew heavier by the second.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The 22-year-old Wembanyama was emotional, bursting into tears as the final horn blew and again choking back emotions after being named the Most Valuable Player of the WCF.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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