lamented; lamenting; laments
: to mourn aloud : wail
nightingales lament without ceasing—L. P. Smith
1
: to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively : mourn
… must regret the imprudence, lament the result …—Jane Austen
2
: to regret strongly
He lamented his decision not to go to college.
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