Another word for mourning

The act of expressing grief

• keening

  1. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
  2. Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
  3. (by extension) An unpleasant sound.

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  1. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
  2. Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
  3. (by extension) An unpleasant sound.

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• sobbing

  1. Present participle of sob.
  2. Action of the verb to sob.
  3. That or who sobs.

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  1. Present participle of sob.
  2. Action of the verb to sob.
  3. That or who sobs.

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• bemoaning

  1. Present participle of bemoan.
  2. The act of one who bemoans something.

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  1. Present participle of bemoan.
  2. The act of one who bemoans something.

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• complaining

  1. Present participle of complain.
  2. The act by which someone complaints; a complaint.

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  1. Present participle of complain.
  2. The act by which someone complaints; a complaint.

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• murmuring

  1. Present participle of murmur.
  2. A sound that murmurs.
  3. A complaint against something.

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  1. Present participle of murmur.
  2. A sound that murmurs.
  3. A complaint against something.

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• moaning

  1. Present participle of moan.
  2. The utterance of a moan.

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  1. Present participle of moan.
  2. The utterance of a moan.

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• crying

  1. Demanding or requiring action or attention:
  2. Abominable; reprehensible:

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  1. Demanding or requiring action or attention:
  2. Abominable; reprehensible:

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• wailing

  1. A loud drawn out scream and howl.
  2. Present participle of wail.

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  1. A loud drawn out scream and howl.
  2. Present participle of wail.

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• languishing

  1. lacking of vigor or spirit.
  2. Present participle of languish.
  3. The act of one who languishes.

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  1. lacking of vigor or spirit.
  2. Present participle of languish.
  3. The act of one who languishes.

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• drooping

  1. Present participle of droop.
  2. An instance of something drooping
  3. That droops or droop.

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  1. Present participle of droop.
  2. An instance of something drooping
  3. That droops or droop.

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• weeping over

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• deploring

  1. Present participle of deplore.

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  1. Present participle of deplore.

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• regretting

  1. Present participle of regret.
  2. The act by which something is regretted.

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  1. Present participle of regret.
  2. The act by which something is regretted.

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• sighing

  1. Present participle of sigh.
  2. The utterance of a sigh.

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  1. Present participle of sigh.
  2. The utterance of a sigh.

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• repining

  1. The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.
  2. Present participle of repine.

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  1. The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.
  2. Present participle of repine.

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• pining

  1. Present participle of pine.
  2. The act of one who pines.

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  1. Present participle of pine.
  2. The act of one who pines.

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• lamenting

  1. Present participle of lament.
  2. lamentation

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  1. Present participle of lament.
  2. lamentation

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• lamentation

  1. The act of lamenting.
  2. A lament.

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  1. The act of lamenting.
  2. A lament.

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• sorrow

  1. Mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, or misfortune, or an instance of this:
  2. A source or cause of sorrow; a misfortune:
  3. Expression of sorrow, or an instance of this:

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  1. Mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, or misfortune, or an instance of this:
  2. A source or cause of sorrow; a misfortune:
  3. Expression of sorrow, or an instance of this:

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• aching

  1. Dully painful.
  2. Full of painful yearning or sorrow:

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  1. Dully painful.
  2. Full of painful yearning or sorrow:

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• yearning

  1. A persistent, often melancholy desire; a longing:

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  1. A persistent, often melancholy desire; a longing:

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• grieving

  1. Present participle of grieve.
  2. An act or instance of grieving.

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  1. Present participle of grieve.
  2. An act or instance of grieving.

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• sorrowing

  1. Present participle of sorrow.
  2. The act of feeling sorrow.

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  1. Present participle of sorrow.
  2. The act of feeling sorrow.

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Symbols of mourning

• rent garment

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• sackcloth and ashes

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• black-tie

  1. A black bow tie worn with a tuxedo.
  2. Semiformal evening wear typically for men, usually requiring a tuxedo.

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  1. A black bow tie worn with a tuxedo.
  2. Semiformal evening wear typically for men, usually requiring a tuxedo.

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• black suit

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• widow-s-weeds

  1. (dated) black garments worn by widows in mourning

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  1. (dated) black garments worn by widows in mourning

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• mourning garb

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• mourning veil

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• arm-band

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• mourning-cloak

  1. A nymphalid butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) of Eurasia and North America, having purplish-brown wings with a broad yellow border.

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  1. A nymphalid butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) of Eurasia and North America, having purplish-brown wings with a broad yellow border.

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• mourning ring

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• mourning coach

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• black

  1. Being of the color black, producing or reflecting comparatively little light and having no predominant hue.
  2. Having little or no light:
  3. Of or belonging to a racial group having brown to black skin, especially one of African origin:

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  1. Being of the color black, producing or reflecting comparatively little light and having no predominant hue.
  2. Having little or no light:
  3. Of or belonging to a racial group having brown to black skin, especially one of African origin:

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