as in weeping
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Dissimilar Words
as in grieving
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorrowing
Noun
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But Vaught complicates the idea that male weeping was universally frowned upon back then.—
Jeanette Tran,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026 -
In a year where Hamnet became a nexus point for cathartic weeping, Come See Me in the Good Light can stand tear duct–to–tear duct with anything the Bard could serve up.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Police, regulators and grieving family members have struggled to find accountability for the incident, which left three college students dead, including Dixon.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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Everyone has to go through the grieving process.—
Ryan Brennan
March 17,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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So is this really worth being sad about?—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the saddest was the case of a Garden Grove gas station owner who was convicted of misdemeanors for illegally giving customers preferential treatment.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Another highlight this winter was seeing eight mourning doves feeding on the ground outside my home at one time.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Months later, the long public mourning of this child continues.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The difference was that now, I was filled with rage at the idea that states would soon force people into this world of aching love and every-three-hours feedings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The teams traded goals in the third before McAvoy and his aching mouth sent everyone home happy.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Over the years, humpback whale songs have been recorded for human listening, with many describing the songs as having a haunting, mournful quality.—
Patrick Whittle,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Humpback whales, which can weigh more than 55,000 pounds, are the ocean's most renowned singers, capable of complex vocalizations that can sound ethereal or even mournful.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Death, suffering, and consolation are treated with quiet simplicity.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The suffering has played out during Ramadan with scenes of people forced to flee their homes, reduced to sleeping in tents on the streets or in their cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And while many might be reluctant to close the time capsule door on their beloved skinnies, some of us are sighing with relief that the current denim trend is comfy enough for travel.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the film belongs to Farmer, Jacobs’ own grandmother, who gives Hettie an unfussy sturdiness of mien and spirit to counter the growing, sighing frailty of her person, and a steady, narrow stare that occasionally seems to see through time.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Sorrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrowing. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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