mourned; mourning; mourns
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow
When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn.
2
: to show the customary signs of grief for a death
3
: to murmur mournfully
—used especially of doves
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow for
mourned the death of his son
2
: to utter mournfully
let the whirlwind mourn its requiem—
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mourner
noun
Examples of mourn in a Sentence
She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
Thousands of people mourned his death.
She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
She mourned the loss of her youth.
He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
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On Sunday, Battle’s cousins mourned in a relative’s apartment about a half-mile away from the shooting scene.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
Another video geolocated by CNN showed women mourning among the bodies of at least twenty men in civilian clothes who appear to have been shot dead in a village near the town of al Jinderiyah.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
In a statement posted to Instagram Thursday, Parton mourned Dean's death.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Trachtenberg was known primarily for her work in front of the camera.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
Another video geolocated by CNN showed women mourning among the bodies of at least twenty men in civilian clothes who appear to have been shot dead in a village near the town of al Jinderiyah.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
In a statement posted to Instagram Thursday, Parton mourned Dean's death.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, and more Gossip Girl alums mourn Michelle Trachtenberg after her death
Trachtenberg was known primarily for her work in front of the camera.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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mourn
verb
ˈmō(ə)rn 
ˈmȯ(ə)rn
1
: to feel or show grief or sorrow especially over someone's death
2
: to display the customary signs of grief for a death especially by wearing mourning
mourner
noun
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