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Meaning of 'mourning' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mourning [ a.]
- Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
- Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.
2 . Mourning [ n.]
- The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
- Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.
3 . Mourning [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Mourn

Meaning of 'mourning' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mourning [ s]
Meaning (1):
- sorrowful through loss or deprivation
Example in sentence:
  • bereft of hope

Nearby Words:

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