as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
the grieving sobs of the widow could be heard throughout the funeral service
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as in mourning
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as in aching
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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Recent Examples of grieving
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Sallie West has since opened her front door to the grieving.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Traumatized into silence, the de facto orphan stays living with the kindly but guilt-ridden, grieving and impecunious Hiroshi.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
The grieving in the sense of mourning and crying and all that might stop, but the pain is going to be there.
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Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Is this part of a process of grieving or one of denial?
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Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
The search for answers is one step in a long grieving process.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Hughes remembered as a spiritual leader While there have been public honors for Hughes – his smiling yearbook photo was displayed on the scoreboard overlooking the football field – much of the grieving in this community of about 200,000 people is playing out in private.
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Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
Here’s what to know about health anxiety, collective grieving and how to manage those fears.
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
The Know,
Denver Post,
5 July 2026
The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
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Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Rodríguez described scenes of children hospitalized with amputations and survivors grieving multiple family deaths.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
The comments section featured a mixture of grieving, confused fans.
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Jenna Thompson
july 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Arepas and coffee anchor impromptu support circles, as grieving customers cling to fragile hope for the missing.
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Melody Xu,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Visitors will see his Rough Riders uniform; the 1884 diary grieving his terrible loss; and the eyeglasses case, speech and shirt from the 1912 assassination attempt against him.
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Jack Dura,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
The teams concentrated their excavation on that single signal and brought him out alive—one of the rescues that gave a grieving country a reason to keep digging.
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Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Scammers look for grieving spouses, newly single homeowners and families dealing with estate paperwork.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
This horrendous act leads a grieving but determined Ruthye to Kara Zor-El, dead set on exacting revenge for the killings and using our Supergirl to help get her to the culprit.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Sallie West has since opened her front door to the grieving.
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Traumatized into silence, the de facto orphan stays living with the kindly but guilt-ridden, grieving and impecunious Hiroshi.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
The grieving in the sense of mourning and crying and all that might stop, but the pain is going to be there.
—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Is this part of a process of grieving or one of denial?
—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
The search for answers is one step in a long grieving process.
—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Hughes remembered as a spiritual leader While there have been public honors for Hughes – his smiling yearbook photo was displayed on the scoreboard overlooking the football field – much of the grieving in this community of about 200,000 people is playing out in private.
—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
Here’s what to know about health anxiety, collective grieving and how to manage those fears.
—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Sixty years later, young Alma Singer begins searching for the writer of her mother’s favorite book, hoping to bring romance to her grieving parent.
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The Know,
Denver Post,
5 July 2026
The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Rodríguez described scenes of children hospitalized with amputations and survivors grieving multiple family deaths.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
The comments section featured a mixture of grieving, confused fans.
—
Jenna Thompson
july 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Arepas and coffee anchor impromptu support circles, as grieving customers cling to fragile hope for the missing.
—
Melody Xu,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Visitors will see his Rough Riders uniform; the 1884 diary grieving his terrible loss; and the eyeglasses case, speech and shirt from the 1912 assassination attempt against him.
—
Jack Dura,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
The teams concentrated their excavation on that single signal and brought him out alive—one of the rescues that gave a grieving country a reason to keep digging.
—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Scammers look for grieving spouses, newly single homeowners and families dealing with estate paperwork.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieving
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.
Noun
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Would shiva, a traditional Jewish mourning period, be shortened, if held at all?
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Authorities have shut down streets, airspace and daily life for the mourning, which will end Thursday as he is buried at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Khamenei’s place of birth.
Verb
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But after a long day on the slopes, your aching limbs might need a cooldown, which is where the home’s sizable indoor pool comes in.
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The band's retro-modern blend of sierreño and corridos tumbados put a next-gen spin on traditional Mexican music, layering Pedro's aching vocals over lush arrangements of acoustic guitar and soulful horns.
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.
Noun
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Our car rides and plane trips, coffees and burgers, heating and cooling and clothing and everything else are paid for in blood—contributing, every moment, to the suffering and destruction global warming brings.
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The American colonists were friends with affliction and shared their suffering socially, in writing and conversation.
Verb
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The internet may be full of people who want to outlaw leaf blowers, but misophonic triggers tend to share a bodily quality, an aurally traceable culprit such as a person crunching or sighing.
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Also, remember that the avatar is reading your body language, eye contact, any kind of sighing or moaning.
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.
Noun
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Some waving flags, others wiping away tears, thousands have gathered in Tehran for the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader.
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In rare cases, extreme pressure can cause tears in the esophagus.
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“Grieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieving. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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