as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
one parishioner who always seems to have a bemoaning expression on her face
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as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for
bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her
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as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades
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Recent Examples of bemoaning
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
Maher opened the conversation by thanking Vance for coming on the show and bemoaning that Democratic politicians won't do so.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Lord knows how many years of a college football fan’s life have been spent bemoaning whatever system was in place that year to determine the national champion.
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Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
This was after central Europeans were already loudly bemoaning the advance of muskrats into the vast Danube watershed.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2026
The buildings had become a problem property for Boise State University, according to previous Statesman reporting, with students bemoaning floods, discolored water, mold and asbestos in apartments.
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Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
The five teams scatter to their work stations, bemoaning the 92-degree heat (no one complains about the noisy vroom vroom of the racecar driving around, which surprises me), and get to work.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Fans used to agree, complaining when the show would keep mixing former and first-time players, or bemoaning the same faces playing over and over again.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
This all comes off as quite wholesome and healthy and refreshing to the large group of investors who spent the past three years bemoaning the increasing concentration of market value in a small cluster of AI-chasing tech platform giants.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
In May 1972, Saijo sent a copy of the book to Snyder, bemoaning the editors’ heavy hand.
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Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
Maher opened the conversation by thanking Vance for coming on the show and bemoaning that Democratic politicians won't do so.
—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Lord knows how many years of a college football fan’s life have been spent bemoaning whatever system was in place that year to determine the national champion.
—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
This was after central Europeans were already loudly bemoaning the advance of muskrats into the vast Danube watershed.
—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2026
The buildings had become a problem property for Boise State University, according to previous Statesman reporting, with students bemoaning floods, discolored water, mold and asbestos in apartments.
—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
The five teams scatter to their work stations, bemoaning the 92-degree heat (no one complains about the noisy vroom vroom of the racecar driving around, which surprises me), and get to work.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Fans used to agree, complaining when the show would keep mixing former and first-time players, or bemoaning the same faces playing over and over again.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
This all comes off as quite wholesome and healthy and refreshing to the large group of investors who spent the past three years bemoaning the increasing concentration of market value in a small cluster of AI-chasing tech platform giants.
—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaning
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
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While Sinlaku didn’t cause on deaths on land, Propst said residents were still mourning the six crewmembers of a cargo ship that overturned during the typhoon.
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While Freddy was in Boston mourning Germany’s defeat, online sleuths excavated the least-savory tidbits from his X posting history.
Verb
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Believe it or not, some people have made the mistake of throwing away old family photos for the sake of organizing only to wind up regretting it!
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Jamie Dimon chooses his words carefully on AI; Bill Winters may be regretting his.
Adjective
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The years have only intensified Zimmerman’s mournful, hushed vocal performance, and Dream Me a Dream often plays out like a bedtime story spun by a beloved elder, accompanied by soft strings, shakers, and even a synth or two.
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The drama can stir up nostalgia and mournful emotions, and feels personal to many.
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To scroll the internet during the Swift-Kelce nuptials was to see a barrage of people lamenting the city’s electricity bill, misspent taxpayer dollars, and the alleged tackiness of a private, sure, but very much not secret affair.
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The loss had some conservatives lamenting about the path forward.
Adjective
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Was, still heartbroken about the loss of his friend and bandmate, recalled their first time on tour.
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Prince Harry was heartbroken after arriving at Eton College in 1998.
Adjective
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When Khomeini’s coffin began moving in a convoy, mourners surged towards it, causing a crowd crush and forcing the funeral procession to be abandoned, according to ISNA.
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Amid the inextricable trauma of losing her 18-year-old child, the mother had feared that traditional funeral customs might be handled differently because of the manner in which her daughter died.
Adjective
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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.
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“Bemoaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoaning. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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