mourning

Definition

  • noun: the act of mourning for someone who has died
  • noun: the act of sorrowing
  • synonyms: lamentation, sorrow, grieving

Examples

  • She 'went into mourning' for her dead husband. [=she began to mourn for her dead husband]

  • She is still 'mourning' her husband, who died last year.

  • She is still 'in mourning' for her dead husband.

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