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Lamenting

To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.

📖 Definitions of "Lamenting"

verb
  1. 1

    To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.

  2. 2

    To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.

noun
  1. 1

    Lamentation.

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WordDefinition
sorrowfulexhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)
wailingnounA loud drawn out scream or howl.
wailful(chiefly poetic) Sorrowful; mournful.

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WordDefinition
wailful(chiefly poetic) Sorrowful; mournful.
sorrowfulexhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)
wailingnounA loud drawn out scream or howl.
mourningnounFeeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
bemoaningnounA moaning or lamentation that is loudly expressed.
complainingnounThe act by which someone complains; a complaint.
weepingnounAction of the verb to weep.
moaningnounThe utterance of a moan.
regrettingnounThe act by which something is regretted.
deploringverb(transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
ruingverb(transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
lamentationnounThe act of lamenting.
waymentingnoun(obsolete) Lamentation.
waymentnoun(obsolete) Lamentation; grief.
wailmentnoun(obsolete) Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
bewailingverbThe act of one who bewails something.
plainnounAn expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
languishingLacking of vigor or spirit.
bewailmentnoun(archaic) The act of bewailing.
mournverb(ambitransitive) To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

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