('chiefly Brit') He spoke 'more in sorrow than in anger'. [=because of sadness or disappointment rather than anger]
He went to the bar to 'drown his sorrows'. [=to forget about the things that were making him sad by getting drunk]
a 'sorrowing' mother, grieving over the death of her son
(..) For I cannot face another day when my sweet boy is dead. Oh, woe. Oh, grief. Oh, darkest day, my heart is full of sorrow. All hope is lost. All joy is gone. And there is no tomorrow. What is that I hear and smell? Someone I'll soon send to hell. (..)2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Blood of My Blood Season: 6 Episode 6