as in weeping
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as in grieving
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorrowing
Verb
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Ward, 28, missed four games while grieving her death.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024 -
The Christmas Eve shooting also devastated the still-grieving Oxford community, where a teenage gunman went on a rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021, killing four classmates and seven others, including a teacher.—
Tresa Baldas,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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January 26, 2025: Once again, the Bills lose their playoff game against the Chiefs, sparking a bunch of sad Josh Allen edits on TikTok.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025
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In a sad irony, her grieving family strives to live by Maggie’s words and channel her spirit.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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If the mourning period lasts too long or affects the cat's health, consulting a veterinarian may be necessary.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The film tells the story of a city dweller returning to his rural hometown for a mourning period and forming an unexpected bond with a local farmer.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The imagery of The Pink Opaque’s Midnight Realm is frightening, but the potent themes and aching nostalgia are what will keep you up at night.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2024
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Risotto, in other words, is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Outwardly glassy but mournful on the inside, the film is a fairly overt expression of grief — one that’s even more acute coming out just a year after 9/11.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sunday's mournful cowboy funeral is attended only by his family, the bunkhouse crew, and three close friends.—
Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez,
The Indianapolis Star,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The kidnapping, and subsequent years of physical and verbal abuse, made McCrae an intimate of suffering.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit over Bryan’s death seeks more than $50,000 in damages for loss of companionship and protection, mental pain and suffering, funeral expenses, medical expenses and more, the complaint shows.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Knowledge of that ticking clock is one of many affecting veins of melancholy subtext running through Ira Sachs’ uniquely beautiful experiment in verbatim first-person biography, Peter Hujar’s Day, a work that ranks among the director’s best.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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The songs that make up the film’s soundtrack similarly run the gamut; a flamenco number anchors a melancholy moment of remembrance.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Witherspoon presents Margot not as some unhappy bachelorette, but as a modern, self-reliant woman.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Thailand-set season sees a new crop of unhappy, rich vacationers at a luxurious resort.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Sorrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrowing. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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