mourned; mourning; mourns
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow
When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn.
2
: to show the customary signs of grief for a death
3
: to murmur mournfully
—used especially of doves
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow for
mourned the death of his son
2
: to utter mournfully
let the whirlwind mourn its requiem—
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mourner
noun
Examples of mourn in a Sentence
She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
Thousands of people mourned his death.
She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
She mourned the loss of her youth.
He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
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These lonely senior citizens arrive at a Los Angeles bungalow where Fish, newly discharged from an asylum, wrestles with an imagined demon and Poinsettia mourns a fantasy romance with composer Giacomo Puccini.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
His death at the age of 41 in 2021 was a global news story that was fueled in part by the millions who mourned him.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
The Ultimate Angus Philly went the way of the Dodo almost 15 years ago, and customers have been mourning the discontinuation of The Three Cheese Steak Sandwich for the better part of a decade.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
The movie ends with a grieving Spike traversing the mainland solo, refusing to return to the island and his father (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) until he's had time to mourn.
—EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
His death at the age of 41 in 2021 was a global news story that was fueled in part by the millions who mourned him.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
The Ultimate Angus Philly went the way of the Dodo almost 15 years ago, and customers have been mourning the discontinuation of The Three Cheese Steak Sandwich for the better part of a decade.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
The movie ends with a grieving Spike traversing the mainland solo, refusing to return to the island and his father (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) until he's had time to mourn.
—EW.com, 22 June 2025
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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mourn
verb
ˈmō(ə)rn 
ˈmȯ(ə)rn
1
: to feel or show grief or sorrow especially over someone's death
2
: to display the customary signs of grief for a death especially by wearing mourning
mourner
noun
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