mourning

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(môrning, mōr-)


mourning
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Sense: Noun: expression of grief
Synonyms:
sorrowing, grief Collocations, grieving, bereavement, weeping Collocations, tears, aching Collocations, woe Collocations (literary), woefulness, heartache, anguish Collocations, lamenting, wailing, sighing, languishing, crying Collocations, sobbing, moaning, desolation
Antonyms:
celebration Collocations, festival Collocations, festivities, party Collocations
Sense: Noun: symbols of mourning
Synonyms:
black Collocations, mourning clothes, mourning garb, sackcloth and ashes, weeds
Antonyms:
celebration Collocations, festival Collocations, festive, party Collocations


mourn
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Sense: Verb: be sorrowful
Synonyms:
grieve Collocations, agonize, agonise (UK), anguish Collocations, sorrow Collocations (literary), suffer Collocations, ache Collocations, be sad, be sorrowful, mope Collocations, be in mourning
Antonyms:
celebrate Collocations, rejoice, be happy
Sense: Verb: lament
Synonyms:
lament, bewail, bemoan, shed tears over, shed tears for, weep for, grieve for, sorrow over (literary), miss Collocations, rue, pine for
Sense: Verb: cry
Synonyms:
cry Collocations, sob Collocations, weep Collocations, wail Collocations, moan Collocations, bawl, blubber, blub (UK, informal), shed a tear, be tearful
Antonyms:
laugh Collocations, celebrate Collocations, rejoice, be happy

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