- present participle of mourn.
mourning
Example Sentences
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Krasner moved in various directions, including, after Pollock’s death in 1956, occasional echoes of his compositions, perhaps as mourning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
As federal investigators try to determine the cause of the crash, island residents are mourning the dead and confronting the trade-offs of life so isolated from the rest of Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
His death not only devastated his family, it left a tight-knit football club in mourning.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Community members are expected to gather Thursday evening for a vigil mourning a student who fell to his death at Benjamin Franklin High School.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Like Mary Toy, my mother was partly in mourning for herself.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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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