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sorrowing

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noun

sorrowing

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verb

present participle of sorrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorrowing
Verb
  • Bereavement hallucinations—intensely vivid encounters with the deceased—are reported by as many as half of all grieving people.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Catalan feature tells the stories of Anabel and her mother, Delia, who are grieving for Julián, Anabel’s father.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Though the courts have not invariably ruled against Trump, the Administration’s record so far is, to use one of the President’s favorite words, sad.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The sad story of Alex Verdugo was one of the most puzzling dramas of the MLB offseason.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the central conceit is almost unspeakably moving in its deranged, borderline necrophiliac way (Cassel’s mourning mogul can’t bear the thought of not knowing what’s happening to his wife, even after death), and Cronenberg is savvy enough to spike his lament with a little self-critique.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Francis' funeral marks the beginning of a nine-day period of mourning called the Novemdiales, with special masses each day.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Wiz could be a turning point for an uncertain IPO market and a mergers and acquisitions environment aching from a slowdown in deal activity.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In fact, this iteration is a lighter and more cushioned version, with a level of support and shock absorption that ensures your feet are not aching after a day of sightseeing.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The band played somber hymns marking Good Friday, a mournful day during Holy Week.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • At the vigil, the atmosphere appeared to be both mournful and celebratory of Scooter’s life.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the only certainty in the immediate aftermath was that the suffering of the victims and their families was far from over. ‘Your chances of death are 97%’ Three days after arriving in the ICU at Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Debra Sanders succumbed to her massive injuries.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The photographs taken at a Salvadoran prison by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in front of a display of human suffering suggests a serious flaw in her character.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • At this point, armed with insights about labor, the commodity, and the money-form, the reader may be shedding any melancholy incomprehension—but can’t yet have arrived at angry lucidity.
    Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The lyrical content of Vernon’s records have long been marked with a tinge of turmoil, and his tendency towards heavy introspection has, at times, cornered him into a trope of a melancholy, lovesick songwriter.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some 59% of voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country.
    Dana Blanton, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Particularly now that Americans are unhappy with the state of economy.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Sorrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrowing. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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