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adjective

Definition of mourningnext
as in grieving

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mourning

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noun

as in suffering

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mourning

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verb

present participle of mourn
1
as in aching
to feel deep sadness or mental pain we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

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2
as in lamenting
to feel or express sorrow for an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater

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Recent Examples of mourning
Noun
As a dynasty neared its apparent demise this week, there was little mourning in the streets. — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 While Boeing callously deflects blame for their negligence, a family of one victim finds strength in gathering collective mourning. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
Experiencing a birth while mourning a death has made that logic newly tangible to me. — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 But friends said their survival was a spot of hope in a community in mourning. — Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mourning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning
  1. sad
  2. suffering
  3. grieving
  4. lamenting
  5. upset
  6. weeping
  7. regretting
  8. mournful
Adjective
  • When the modern-day world has nothing to offer us but AI slop, shrinkflation and a sad acceptance that we can't be bothered to do anything about global warming.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This island that was so fantastic has become Work Island and that’s sad.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sad
Noun
  • Against the backdrop of seemingly endless violence, artists banded together and dabbled in soul, disco, and jazz as a salve to their suffering.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The conflict has displaced communities and caused widespread civilian suffering.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of suffering
Verb
  • Vogelsong-Parvin, in her closing argument, contended that Nakira did not act like a grieving parent.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The state’s rebuttal witness testified that Hinton was grieving and angry but knew his actions were wrong.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of grieving
Verb
  • Shapira fills a plate with a crab cake, two chicken tenders, and a salad, lamenting the fattiness of American food.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What Baldwin is lamenting is our tendency to fall back on binaries — right and wrong, good and evil — rather than to struggle with complexity.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of lamenting
Adjective
  • The guests seemed less upset by the death than by the news that their infusions would be halted.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, Brazil’s veteran leftist leader pulled off a stunning upset.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of upset
Noun
  • Cue the lovelorn weeping in the rain set to composer Roger Goula’s supple string score, and before us, a sweeping love epic bursts alive with real pain.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Body camera footage showed Flynn weeping, covering his face, and rocking back and forth as police searched his home.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of weeping
Verb
  • Penn State fans and boosters though, might already be regretting their program's big reset.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Turns out Travis Hunter did it in 2024’s Week 4 and Leonard Fournette in 2014’s Week 2 (before regretting it).
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of regretting
Adjective
  • The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part docuseries, out October 27 on Netflix, is more of a celebration of celebrate Perry’s life instead of a mournful tribute or true crime drama about his death and the headline-making trial that followed.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026
  • East Suffolk, a windblown span of marshy coastland, has a reputation for stark, mournful beauty, and for drawing creative people with a taste for isolation and escape.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Mourning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourning. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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