- present participle of lament.
lamenting
Example Sentences
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Another used A.I. to animate a photo of Walters, the digital replica lamenting his sentence of “death by incarceration.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Former Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula also paid tribute to Tete, lamenting the loss of a "a great South African who has made an immense contribution in the sport of boxing".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
He then sent out the names of the districts being targeted, quietly lamenting a few typos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
I gave the staff at each of them my sob story, lamenting over my lost wedding dress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hopefully, you didn’t fill most of the pages lamenting the fact that the boy you loved didn’t love you back.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
