- present participle of mourn.
mourning
Example Sentences
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M23 declared three days of mourning on Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Dad is in perpetual mourning for a son who died in the first Gulf War and considers John, in comparison, a milquetoasty pencil pusher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
After my cat died, I was in mourning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Oil lamps burn to mark the last day of the 13-day Buddhist mourning ritual in Dhunge, Nuwakot district, Nepal, 7 September 2026.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
I remember mourning Grandma’s passing, wallowing in my sadness, only to come to Asamando and meet Ama—and to have her claim to be Grandma.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing mourning
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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