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grieving

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noun

grieving

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verb

present participle of grieve

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grieving
Verb
The Christmas Eve shooting also devastated the still-grieving Oxford community, where a teenage gunman went on a rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021, killing four classmates and seven others, including a teacher. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024 Ward, 28, missed four games while grieving her death. David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 The jury was instructed to pass judgment based on the opinions of alienists and those closest to her, including her grieving father. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024 That makes grieving complicated, as illustrated in this episode, written by Patrick Brammall, which uses a half an hour to show us a man slowly crashing through a spiral of grief. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024 The American Kennel Club has shared other signs that a canine is grieving another dog. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 The grieving process hits everyone differently, and, believe it or not, other pets can feel the loss of their furry friends. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 Your contribution will help alleviate some of the financial burdens, allowing the family to focus on grieving, healing, and seeking justice. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 Saying something doesn't remind a grieving friend of their loss. Malaka Gharib, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieving
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Noun
  • Several of Watts’ most indelible characters are in mourning.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Advertisement People as young as 16 were among the casualties, and the nation declared seven days of mourning.
    TIME, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The imagery of The Pink Opaque’s Midnight Realm is frightening, but the potent themes and aching nostalgia are what will keep you up at night.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Risotto, in other words, is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The funeral mass for Azcona will be held Friday at 10:30am at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • On Wednesday, Israelis lined the streets to watch the funeral procession for Bibas and her two young sons, Kfir and Ariel, who were nine-months-old and 4 years old respectively when they were taken hostage with their mother, and whose bodies were also returned and identified last week.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In many scenes, the suffering of animals at human hands is apparent and yet the tone of the documentary remains even and nonjudgmental.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The plaintiffs seek damages related to Strain’s death, including compensation for financial losses, including funeral expenses and emotional suffering.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In the original visual, the Grammy winner plays a heartbroken character named Peaches who has all traces of her ex wiped from her hippocampus, an homage to Michel Gondry’s 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Seven Oaks parents ‘heartbroken’ Five Seven Oaks parents reached out to the Statesman to express disappointment with the removal of the bulletin board.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The mournful footnote to Hollywood or Bust is that off-set, the friendship between Martin and Lewis had already broken down irrevocably.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Definitely — but there’s a mournful resonance to that in a play where characters reach out so desperately and remain so trapped within themselves.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some instant coffee is made with Robusta beans, which can be a bit bitter.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
  • To add to Ferrari’s woes, Hamilton was also disqualified from sixth as the rear skid block on his car failed to meet the minimum thickness requirement – a bitter pill to swallow for the Brit who had secured his first victory for the team in the sprint earlier in the weekend.
    Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Grieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieving. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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