lamenting

la·ment

L0029200 (lə-mĕnt′)v. la·ment·ed, la·ment·ing, la·ments v.tr.1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.v.intr.1. To grieve audibly; wail.2. To express sorrow or regret. See Synonyms at grieve.n.1. A feeling or expression of grief; a lamentation.2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.

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[Middle English lementen, from Old French lamenter, from Latin lāmentārī, from lāmentum, lament.]

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la·ment′er n.

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lamenting - vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespearewailful, wailingsorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13