as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
the grieving sobs of the widow could be heard throughout the funeral service
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as in mourning
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as in aching
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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Recent Examples of grieving
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The Catalan feature tells the stories of Anabel and her mother, Delia, who are grieving for Julián, Anabel’s father.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Martine, grieving and distraught, is determined to get to the bottom of things and finds that having Jérémie under her roof is useful.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
One percent of all annual sales from our children's section are donated to the Center for Grieving Children, a local nonprofit that provides a safe space, loving peer support, outreach and education to grieving children, teens, young adults, families and the community.
—American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
After two years of grieving someone who was never really gone, Mark can finally reunite with the love of his life in the outside world.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
That crisis is heaping more burdens on grieving family members during one of the worst periods of their lives.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
These grieving mothers have grown close the past few years, tied to each other with a bond of shared trauma, friendship and emotional support.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Elliot — hardworking despite grieving his wife — strikes him as the perfect candidate, so the CEO invites him to spend a few days with his family at their sprawling estate.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
Bereavement hallucinations—intensely vivid encounters with the deceased—are reported by as many as half of all grieving people.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The Catalan feature tells the stories of Anabel and her mother, Delia, who are grieving for Julián, Anabel’s father.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Martine, grieving and distraught, is determined to get to the bottom of things and finds that having Jérémie under her roof is useful.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
One percent of all annual sales from our children's section are donated to the Center for Grieving Children, a local nonprofit that provides a safe space, loving peer support, outreach and education to grieving children, teens, young adults, families and the community.
—American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
After two years of grieving someone who was never really gone, Mark can finally reunite with the love of his life in the outside world.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
That crisis is heaping more burdens on grieving family members during one of the worst periods of their lives.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
These grieving mothers have grown close the past few years, tied to each other with a bond of shared trauma, friendship and emotional support.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Elliot — hardworking despite grieving his wife — strikes him as the perfect candidate, so the CEO invites him to spend a few days with his family at their sprawling estate.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieving
Adjective
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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
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Noun
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Within an outlying mining operation, a Mechanist mourning the murder of her husband is bestowed a strange pet as part of a bargaining chip from a dishonorable alien race.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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In the United States, at least, collective mourning is not a part of the culture, and the idea of death is met with avoidance rather than affirmation.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Wiz could be a turning point for an uncertain IPO market and a mergers and acquisitions environment aching from a slowdown in deal activity.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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In fact, this iteration is a lighter and more cushioned version, with a level of support and shock absorption that ensures your feet are not aching after a day of sightseeing.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Bright red ribbons decorate the trees and signposts of northwest suburban Niles in anticipation of a funeral procession and service today to honor Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who was killed last week while battling a suspicious garage fire in the Austin neighborhood.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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The funeral Mass for Pope Francis was attended by many world leaders including President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s a qualitative lift that AI cannot calculate: the measurement of suffering, the nuance of regret, the texture of hope.—
Sanjay Juneja,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Henstridge stars as a woman looking for an end to her suffering, who checks into the House of Abraham, home to a mysterious cult that promises a way out.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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On the internet, though, he is deemed as the heartbroken, brooding type because ...—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Agudelo made it through surgery Wednesday to relieve pressure on her brain but only has a 1% chance of ultimately surviving, her heartbroken daughter told the Daily News Thursday.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The slow, mournful piano chords capture the somber bite of the scene with remarkable punch yet also a sobering stillness, and that’s before the elegiac words carry the song off into the sky.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2025
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Wynette’s mournful lyrics about a partner who has left—will one protagonist leave the other during the game’s main campaign?—to the sound of lonely, sad acoustic country music is the flip side of Wang Chung’s carefree spirit.—
Brady Gerber,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Where Silverman radically departs from Strindberg’s bitter play is in their portrait of Tekla, who is a spikily delightful self-starter instead of the idiot-monster of the original.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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Still, Levi isn’t bitter and blames the reporter for trying to use Gunn to publicly shame him.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
22 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Grieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieving. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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