mourning
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mourning¹
- /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ US
- [ˈmo̞ɹnɪŋ] US
- /ˈmʊɹnɪŋ/ US
- /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈmʊənɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈmo(ː)ɹnɪŋ/
- /ˈmʊɹnɪŋ/ rare
- /ˈmoənɪŋ/
- /ˈmʊənɪŋ/ rare
Sounds like morning (horse–hoarse merger), moaning (dough–door merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)nɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, mourn + -ing.
noun mournings
- The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.
- Specifically, the act of expressing or feeling grief regarding a death or loss. A blind bearing the monogram G.V.T. is pulled down over the waiting room window as if still in mourning for the passing of the railway.
- A social state or period that acknowledges a recent bereavement, which may involve social withdrawal, the observance of customs or rituals related to bereavement, etc. And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spa
- The traditional clothes worn by those who mourn (in Western societies, typically coloured black). "My greatest wish now," she added, "is to get back to Kansas, for Aunt Em will surely think something dreadful has happened to me, and that will make her put on mourning; and unless the crops are better this year than they were last, I am sure Uncle Henry cannot afford it."
- A drape or covering associated with mourning. The houses to their tops with black were spread, / And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid.
verb
- present participle and gerund of mourn
Mourning²
proper noun Mournings
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: grieving, sorrowful, sorrowing, grief-stricken, bereavement, bereft, bereaved, lament, lamenting, sorrow, sad, sadness, grief, weeping, sobbing, crying
Translations
Every language
noun expressing sorrow over death
| Español | duelo, luto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 애도 aedo |
| हिन्दी | शोक śok |
| Português | luto |
| Français | deuil |
| Deutsch | Trauer |
| Italiano | lutto |
| Ελληνικά | πένθος pénthos |
| Русский | плач plač, опла́кивание oplákivanije, тра́ур tráur, скорбь skorbʹ |
| العربية | حِدَاد ḥidād |
| עברית | אֵבֶל evel |
noun act of expressing sorrow
| Español | duelo, luto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 喪 /丧 sāng |
| हिन्दी | विलाप vilāp |
| Français | deuil |
| Deutsch | Trauer |
| Italiano | dolore, dispiacere |
| Ελληνικά | πένθος pénthos |
| Русский | плач plač, опла́кивание oplákivanije, скорбь skorbʹ |
noun clothes worn by mourners
| Español | luto |
|---|---|
| Português | luto |
| Français | deuil |
| Deutsch | Trauerkleidung, Trauerbekleidung |
| Ελληνικά | πένθος pénthos |
| Русский | тра́ур tráur |
| العربية | ثَوْبُ حِدَاد ṯawbu ḥidād |
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title = {mourning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mourning},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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