grieving

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grieving

/ˈɡɹiːvɪŋ/

Rhymes with -iːvɪŋ

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.

noun grievings

An act or instance of feeling or expressing grief.
Similar: mourning

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of grieve

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mourning, sorrowful, sorrowing, grief-stricken, bereft, bereaved, mourn, sorrow, heartache, bereavement, grief, sadness, weeping, crying, loss, lamenting

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"grieving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grieving. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"grieving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grieving.

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@misc{grieving_2026,
  title = {grieving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grieving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}