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Definition of mourning:
- Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.
- Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.
- Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
- of Mourn
- The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
Synonyms:
grief-stricken, tribulation, beachwear, wo, sorrowing, civvies, languishing, melancholy, sadness, bier, yearning, bereaved, grief, complaining, coordinates, cortege, affliction, black tie, casuals, aching, bereft, accessory, trouble, lamentation, bereavement, sorrow, combats, rejoicing, black, casket, celebration, cremate, baggies, coffin, burial, box, lament, depression, bury, ashes, distress, regret, grieving, array, plaint, cremains, sorrowful, wail.
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lamenting (part of speech: verb)
- ululating,
- lamenting,
- sighing,
- moaning,
- grieving,
- bewailing,
- agonizing,
- sniffling,
- whining,
- clamoring,
- wailing,
- longing,
- snuffling,
- sobbing,
- whimpering,
- wailing,
- sobbing,
- snuffling,
- weeping,
- sniffling,
- groaning,
- whining,
- lamenting,
- groaning,
- grieving,
- moaning,
- decrying,
- crying,
- whimpering,
- weeping,
- bemoaning,
- sighing,
- bemoaning,
- crying,
- bewailing,
- ululating,
- clamoring
- regretting (part of speech: verb)
- regretful (part of speech: adjective)
Usage examples:
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The Romans, when they heard of his death, made no sign of either honour or anger towards him, except that they gave permission to the women, at their request, to wear mourning for him for ten months, as if they were each mourning for her father, her brother, or her son.
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The little girl's mother called in her little friends and made a great mourning feast for the little rabbit.