as in weeping
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as in grieving
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorrowing
Verb
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Ward, 28, missed four games while grieving her death.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024 -
The Christmas Eve shooting also devastated the still-grieving Oxford community, where a teenage gunman went on a rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021, killing four classmates and seven others, including a teacher.—
Tresa Baldas,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Air France regrets this sad event and expresses its sincere condolences.—
Michael D. Carroll AND Theo Burman,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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But nothing in life is sadder than a reality television person who doesn't know when to retire.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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President Joe Biden, who declared Thursday a national day of mourning after Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100, delivered the eulogy.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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The city declared a day of mourning on January 9, the third such observance in just 40 days.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The imagery of The Pink Opaque’s Midnight Realm is frightening, but the potent themes and aching nostalgia are what will keep you up at night.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2024
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Risotto, in other words, is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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So, why not head next door — in a friendly way, not a mournful one — and express your natural curiosity?—
Philip Galanes,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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Her observations as a woman once romantically involved with the two of them at the same time, confirm their masculine inability to speak their feelings out loud unless they are veiled in mournful songs.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The procedure got rid of the pain and suffering because it got rid of the patients.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Early treaties on war were meant primarily to protect soldiers from unnecessary pain and suffering.—
Hurst Hannum,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Heat’s 36-point loss to the NBA’s fifth-worst team over the weekend marked their third-largest home defeat in the last two decades and kept them hovering around .500 as a melancholy cloud hangs over the franchise’s head.—
James Jackson,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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The melancholy song reaches a new high on both the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ratings declined, Lynch was unhappy, and the show was canceled.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Saquon Barkley is an unstoppable force, the defense is resurgent under Vic Fangio, the chatter about an unhappy A.J. Brown has mostly died down.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Sorrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrowing. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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