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adjective

Definition of mourningnext
as in grieving

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mourning

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noun

as in suffering

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mourning

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verb

present participle of mourn
1
as in aching
to feel deep sadness or mental pain we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

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2
as in lamenting
to feel or express sorrow for an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater

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Recent Examples of mourning
Noun
But, while still in her mourning period, Garner’s career-changing role landed in her lap. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026 Her death sparked widespread mourning and emotional tributes from her fans, Hollywood and the music industry. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
William Jewell College said the school and Liberty, Missouri, community were mourning Barnett's death. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 Bareilles is mourning a few things — the deaths of close friends, dreams of easy fertility, assumptions of female autonomy, the American dream — but the music soars, more often than not. — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mourning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning
  1. sad
  2. suffering
  3. grieving
  4. lamenting
  5. upset
  6. weeping
  7. regretting
  8. mournful
Adjective
  • For all of the franchise’s misadventures, the Mets — led by ones who were there for that sad September in 2001 — get this right.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Let’s return, then, to La Quinta, and the saddest pizza party imaginable.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of sad
Noun
  • Polcari and Lucchini emphasized that aerobic fitness reduces sweating and heat suffering, calling high physical fitness nonnegotiable for modern drivers.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • There is no question that these years of suffering are, in their own way, beautiful.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of suffering
Verb
  • Father Joe himself certainly has the backstory for it, being a war veteran who married an Asian woman who died young and lost his grieving daughter to an overdose.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Some needed reliable support; others internalized attention as a loss of privacy while grieving.
    — Dr. Victor Fornari, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of grieving
Verb
  • Verstappen was frustrated by the balance of his car through qualifying and kept lamenting a lack of power, despite the FIA deeming Red Bull to have the best engine.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • While some members of the 49ers organization, including coach Kyle Shanahan, have been lamenting the season-opening trip, White is embracing it after already playing games in Germany and London earlier in his career.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of lamenting
Adjective
  • Bayern Munich also play Thursday, hosting Bodo/Glimt, who last season knocked out Inter in a huge last-32 upset.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The seven-time Grand Slam champion ultimately fell to Shelton in the thrilling upset, 6-7(5-7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7).
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of upset
Noun
  • When the curtain went up, Valencia spent the first several minutes overcome by emotion, glassy-eyed and weeping.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Bubbling Jam Jam that’s bubbling or weeping liquid could be fermenting.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of weeping
Verb
  • Turns out Travis Hunter did it in 2024’s Week 4 and Leonard Fournette in 2014’s Week 2 (before regretting it).
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • If the feature works for you, a car ride could become a chance to catch up on messages or read something longer without immediately regretting it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of regretting
Adjective
  • Part of it was the circumstances of his death and the mournful public procession through Brooklyn.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Whitney Houston’s powerhouse version stands alone, but Dolly’s quieter, mournful ode to her collaboration with Porter Wagoner is the artful, formative sketch to a colossal mural.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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