as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
the grieving sobs of the widow could be heard throughout the funeral service
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as in mourning
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as in aching
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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Recent Examples of grieving
Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
So to everybody who's grieving, who's lost someone in this room, listen to me, just grieve.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
After the Texas contingent got back to Montana, Lloyd gave a grieving Teeter Colby’s hat, and Walker took a stab at comforting her.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Another person named through crowdsourcing turned out to be a missing college student who had died by suicide prior to the bombings, and the finger-pointing subjected his grieving family to threats.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Best travel insurance policies This flight kicked off United Airlines' Fantasy Flights, a series of 13 special flights created to spread holiday joy to deserving families, such as those with children grieving a loved one lost on active duty or caring for a child with cancer.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Watching Maria’s vibrant, patient generosity, the relentless charisma of a nonna at the height of her powers, was a balm on my still-grieving heart.
—Juliet Grames, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Also, the idea of my mother being on her own and grieving for a partner really struck a chord with me.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
The day of his funeral was an incredibly difficult one for his grieving widow Barbara, their four adult children, including Kordisch Tucker, and his grandchildren.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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In another portion of her interview with PEOPLE, June talked about the myriad emotions she's experienced while grieving her late daughter.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
So to everybody who's grieving, who's lost someone in this room, listen to me, just grieve.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
After the Texas contingent got back to Montana, Lloyd gave a grieving Teeter Colby’s hat, and Walker took a stab at comforting her.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Another person named through crowdsourcing turned out to be a missing college student who had died by suicide prior to the bombings, and the finger-pointing subjected his grieving family to threats.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Best travel insurance policies This flight kicked off United Airlines' Fantasy Flights, a series of 13 special flights created to spread holiday joy to deserving families, such as those with children grieving a loved one lost on active duty or caring for a child with cancer.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Watching Maria’s vibrant, patient generosity, the relentless charisma of a nonna at the height of her powers, was a balm on my still-grieving heart.
—Juliet Grames, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Also, the idea of my mother being on her own and grieving for a partner really struck a chord with me.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
The day of his funeral was an incredibly difficult one for his grieving widow Barbara, their four adult children, including Kordisch Tucker, and his grandchildren.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieving
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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
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
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The local municipality has declared two days of mourning on Monday and Tuesday.Sharon Braithwaite and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Each of our 10 resulting selections is a triumph of alchemy, deriving insight from fresh combinations of dismay and delight, tragedy and comedy, mourning and hope.The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Muscles aching from the weight of each 55-pound projectile, the repetition, the heat, Fernandez lost track of himself, too busy to think, too scared to stop, not unlike his time in the ring up against any another flyweight.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Overall, Geersen sees many of the consumer products on the market as beneficial for younger, healthier people, or those with swelling and aching from being on their feet for prolonged periods.Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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
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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
Noun
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Other nations achieve better results with fewer resources, yet Americans endure higher rates of suffering and preventable deaths.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Among the topics broached by visitors were true love, the afterlife, feelings of solitude, war and suffering in the world, as well as the existence of God.Brian Cheng, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Madison is flawless in these closing scenes: stunned, heartbroken, unable to respond to the tentative romantic gestures of a Russian henchman who's taken a shine to her.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dog Breeds For Your Perfect Match By Brian Dillon Home & Travel Reporter 0 A dog that chewed through a wall to see its owner has left the internet heartbroken.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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
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Russell Crowe beating people to death in a soulful, mournful way?Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The two are likely headed for a new bitter legal fight with money at stake.Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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The pith can be bitter, so some people don’t like the taste.Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Grieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieving. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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