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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mourn•ing /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act of a person who mourns;
sorrowing:a time for mourning. - the conventional signs of sorrow for a person's death, esp. the wearing of black, etc.:The whole country is still in mourning over her death.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mourn•ing (môr′ning, mōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person who mourns;
sorrowing or lamentation. - the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, esp. by the wearing of black clothes or a black armband, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc.
- the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
- the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or used in mourning.
- bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival); Old English murnung (noun, nominal). See mourn, -ing1, -ing2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rejoicing.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mourning /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ n - the act or feelings of one who mourns; grief
- the conventional symbols of grief, such as the wearing of black
- the period of time during which a death is officially mourned
adj - of or relating to mourning
ˈmourningly adv mourn /mɔrn/USA pronunciation v. - to feel or express grief (for): [no object]He still mourns for the old days.[~ + object]mourned her lost youth.
- to grieve or express sadness over the death of (someone): [no object]She still mourns for her son.[~ + object]We barely had time to mourn our dead.
mourn•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mourn (môrn, mōrn),USA pronunciation v.i. - to feel or express sorrow or grief.
- to grieve or lament for the dead.
- to show the conventional or usual signs of sorrow over a person's death.
v.t. - to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted);
deplore. - to grieve or lament over (the dead).
- to utter in a sorrowful manner.
- bef. 900; Middle English mo(u)rnen, Old English murnan; cognate with Old High German mornēn, Old Norse morna, Gothic maurnan
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bewail, bemoan. See grieve.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged laugh, rejoice.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mourn /mɔːn/ vb - to feel or express sadness for the death or loss of (someone or something)
- (intransitive) to observe the customs of mourning, as by wearing black
Etymology: Old English murnan; compare Old High German mornēn to be troubled, Gothic maurnan to grieve, Greek mermeros worried |