ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Grieving

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈɡɹiːvɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Grieving is an adjective meaning Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. An act or instance of feeling or expressing grief.
  2. present participle and gerund of grieve

Word Forms

Synonyms for grieving

Depending on context, synonyms include mourning, bereft, sorrowful, bereaved, sorrowing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mourning, sorrowful, sorrowing, bereft, bereaved, mourn.

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