sorrowed

verb

past tense of sorrow
as in grieved
to feel deep sadness or mental pain the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age

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  1. grieved
  2. mourned
  3. ached
Verb
  • Several fans grieved the restaurant’s closing on its social pages.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Jake Reiner sat for an interview with ABC7 Los Angeles on Thursday, delving into how his surviving family has grieved during the past several months since his parents’ deaths.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of grieved
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  • When the world mourned the death of a beloved monarch in 2023, Prince Edward was grieving the loss of his beloved cousin.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In southern Israel, families mourned at intersections, bomb shelters and the site of a music festival that the militants overran three years ago in the deadliest attack against Israel.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of mourned
Verb
  • The summer Nicole Fusaro went missing, her mother walked up and down Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood until her feet ached.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • My teeth ached and my pulse raced just walking into this everyday Halloween.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of ached
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“Sorrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrowed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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