dolesome

adjective

ˈdōl-səm How to pronounce dolesome (audio)
Definition of dolesomenext
as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning the dolesome sound of a lone harmonica arising from the darkened encampment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolesome
  1. weeping
  2. mournful
  3. funeral
  4. heartbroken
  5. bitter
  6. sorry
  7. sad
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of weeping
Adjective
  • 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
  • Very few directors working today can put across a movie like Gladiator II as convincingly, which perhaps explains why the sequel — for all its barbaric violence and the plaintive, at times stirring, discussions about justice and democracy — doesn’t have the mournful quality that the first film did.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of mournful
Adjective
  • Dido, after her lover Aeneas deserts her, kills herself with his sword on a funeral pyre, but not before building an effigy of him to burn alongside her.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The Associated Press reported that the funeral location was not made public in advance to prevent a large crowd from gathering.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of funeral
Adjective
  • Reason Dog Was Returned To Shelter Breaks Hearts: ‘Please Don’t Leave Me’ By Maria Azzurra Volpe Life and Trends Reporter 2 A pup named Valentina was returned to a shelter just before the holidays, and her heartbroken face has gone viral on social media.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Grimes became an orphan a year later at age 15, when her heartbroken father was killed in a car accident.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of heartbroken
Adjective
  • Fighting here began last spring and it's been bitter and costly to both sides.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Tonic water also pairs well with vodka, Irish whiskey, or bitter spirits like Aperol, adding a classic bitter-sweet twist.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bitter
Adjective
  • Maybe that’s Activision’s way of saying sorry for the rampant cheating that’s plagued Warzone lately.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • For a country that prides itself on freedom, Florida’s book, class and topic bans are a sorry sight.
    Brayden Pryor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of sorry
Adjective
  • Concept art revealed at D23 also showed the gang of toys — such as Jessie the yodeling cowgirl (voiced by different actresses) and Rex (Wallace Shawn) — looking sad as their owner seemed more interested in a tablet, hinting at their emotional yet humorous struggles.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • What a pathetic way for that portion of my career to end, with a sad little slow-motion tumble in the 64th minute of a miserable 3-2 defeat by Romania.
    Alan Shearer, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of sad
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