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MOURNING
bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing
(adjective) sorrowful through loss or deprivation; “bereft of hope”
lamentation, mourning
(noun) the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
mourning, bereavement
(noun) state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Mourning (plural Mournings)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mourning is the 29793rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 789 individuals. Mourning is most common among White (62.86%) and Black/African American (29.78%) individuals.
Verb
mourning
present participle of mourn
Noun
mourning (countable and uncountable, plural mournings)
The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.
Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
The traditional clothes worn by those who mourn (in Western societies, typically coloured black).
Drapes or coverings associated with mourning.
Source: Wiktionary
Mourn"ing, n. Etym: [AS. murnung.]
1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black. The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid. Dryden. Deep mourning. See under Deep.
Mourn"ing, a.
1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
2. 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. Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.
– Mourning dove (Zoöl.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust. under Dove.
– Mourning warbler (Zoöl.), an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
MOURN
Mourn, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mourned; p. pr. & vb. n. Mourning.] Etym: [AS. murnan; akin to OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. maúrnan.]
1. To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. Gen. xxiii. 2.
2. To wear the customary garb of a mourner. We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood Shak. Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year. Pope.
Mourn, v. t.
1. To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail. As if he mourned his rival's ill success. Addison. And looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return. Emerson.
2. To utter in a mournful manner or voice. The lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well. Milton.
Syn.
– See Deplore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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