laments 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lament
1
as in mourns
to feel or express sorrow for she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words

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2
as in regrets
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather

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laments

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noun

plural of lament
1
as in wails
a crying out in grief the national lament that was heard when the beloved singer perished in the crash

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2
as in taps
a composition expressing one's grief over a loss a poem that is her lament for her late grandmother

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3
as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment the actress' lament that there aren't enough good roles for women

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Recent Examples of laments
Verb
This prescient issue is buried in a recent, must-read Free Press article by Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin that laments the growing impotence of the old-fashioned historian in the face of bots and algorithmic amplifications. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 In this episode, Peter laments getting married so young and ends up going back in time to soak up more of the single life. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026 Richard Brody laments its lack of gods, writing that this modern interpretation neglects a key part of the story and undermines its enchantments. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Juan Guerrero, 70, has lived in Marbella for the past 50 years, and laments the changes to the city, which used to be a small fishing town dotted with vegetable gardens. — Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Fox laments that many younger artists don’t take that approach. — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026 Barthel laments that anti-cannabis laws encouraged growers to develop highly potent strains, just as Prohibition in the 1920s put potentially lethal moonshine into circulation. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 Age has finally caught up with them, Amy Nicholson laments. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 James Jeansonne, who works in marketing at a company in Columbus, Ohio, laments the loss of Spirit. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 20 June 2026
Noun
Chattel slavery, in all its brutality, Sojourner laments, could not just be forgotten; African Americans needed to be compensated for centuries of hardship. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Fines aren’t the answer to the EU’s laments, but better third parties are. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students’ reading habits, or rather nonreading habits. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 In a place whose people are forced to endure the same struggles as their parents (to paraphrase one of this film’s most aching laments), time will always be a flat circle. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 The sinew between Thundercat and Tame Impala is thick and obvious—one reason that Bruner doesn’t need ubiquitous Kevin Parker’s lethargic laments. — Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026 The legislation behind this flurry of warnings and laments is Assembly Bill 1207, which emerged from backroom negotiations last September. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 Her self-reflections have always landed better than love laments though, and there’s plenty of these on the new one. — Lina Lecaro, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laments
  1. mourns
  2. regrets
  3. wails
  4. taps
  5. moans
  6. lamentations
  7. dirges
  8. complaints
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  • As the community mourns the teenager, his death has also fueled calls for better access to mental health resources for young people.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Batty, having reached the end of his four-year life cycle (and subsequent run from the law as a fugitive of planet Earth), recalls his journeys through space and mourns these memories being lost more than his own death.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026
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  • Will this turn into a tragic mistake Daemon soon regrets?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • But another also exists where whoever acquires Duren regrets the salary they’ll be saddled with going forward.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of regrets
Noun
  • Mourners beat their chests rhythmically in the intense summer heat, the wails of women cutting through the noise as the body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was unveiled beneath a glass case at the Grand Mosalla.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • After a second of consideration, Naim slams the grate shut to the monster’s wails, and the audience’s relief.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026
Definition of wails
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  • With more than 250 taps, El Bait Shop remains one of the largest draft programs in the country, pouring Iowa brews alongside national icons, rare releases and classic imports.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Have dinner at Groundwork Brewing, a nano-brewery with 12 taps pouring everything from Belgians and IPAs to stouts and sours, alongside local wines and ciders.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of taps
Noun
  • In the decades after his death, Johnson’s loose playing and harrowing moans set American music on a path that would encompass Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, even Nas.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
  • Sweet tweets, soft moans, the distant caw of a shore bird piloting toward the sea, spirited and hopeful, daylight already breaking through.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of moans
Noun
  • These rock lamentations will not be carried over to the full-length album the band still has in the works, which Bono promises will have a more joyful tone.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of lamentations
Noun
  • Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • The pioneering alt-country band returns with its first album in 30 years—a set of cryptic, languid dirges that feels defiantly out-of-time.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of dirges
Noun
  • The Citizens Review Board, which reviews complaints about CMPD, has not responded to requests for comment.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • The feud has gotten personal and heated recently, but the complaints date back years.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of complaints

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