mourning
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mourning
sorrowing or lamentation: She couldn’t stop mourning the loss of her dog.
Not to be confused with:
morning – early day: We leave early tomorrow morning.
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mourn·ing
(môr′nĭng)n.
1. The actions or expressions of one who has suffered a bereavement.
2. Conventional outward signs of grief for the dead, such as a black armband or black clothes.
3. The period during which a death is mourned.
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mourning
(ˈmɔːnɪŋ)n
1. the act or feelings of one who mourns; grief
2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the conventional symbols of grief, such as the wearing of black
3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the period of time during which a death is officially mourned
4. (Anthropology & Ethnology) in mourning observing the conventions of mourning
adj
(Anthropology & Ethnology) of or relating to mourning
ˈmourningly adv
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mourn•ing
(ˈmɔr nɪŋ, ˈmoʊr-)n.
1. the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing; lamentation.
2. the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, esp. by the wearing of black, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc.
3. the symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
4. the period during which a bereft person grieves.
[before 900]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | mourning - the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" expression, reflexion, reflection, manifestation - expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" | |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13 |
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mourning
noun
1. grieving, grief, bereavement, weeping, woe, lamentation, keening The period of mourning and bereavement may be long.
2. black, weeds, sackcloth and ashes, widow's weeds Yesterday the whole country was in mourning.
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mourning
[ˈmɔːnɪŋ]A. N → luto m, duelo m; (= dress) → luto m
to be in mourning (for sb) → estar de luto or duelo (por algn)
to wear mourning → llevar luto
to come out of mourning → dejar el luto
to plunge a town into mourning → poner de luto a una ciudad
to be in mourning (for sb) → estar de luto or duelo (por algn)
to wear mourning → llevar luto
to come out of mourning → dejar el luto
to plunge a town into mourning → poner de luto a una ciudad
B. CPD mourning clothes NPL → luto m
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mourn
(moːn) verb to have or show great sorrow eg for a person who has died. She mourned (for) her dead son.llorar, añorar, estar de luto
ˈmourner nounThe mourners stood round the graveside.doliente
ˈmournful adjectiveˈmournfully adverb afligidamente, tristemente
ˈmourning noun2. black or dark-coloured clothes suitable for a mourner. She was wearing mourning.luto
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