Lamenting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lamenting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of lament.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of lament.
More Meanings
- Lamentation.
Example Sentences
I hope my piteous pearcyng plaintes,
One Project foil’d, another should be try’d,
The night has been unruly: where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down; and, as they say, Lamentings heard i’ th’ air, strange screams of death[…]
Word Forms
- lamentings
Synonyms for lamenting
Depending on context, synonyms include sorrowful, wailing, wailful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wailful, sorrowful, wailing, mourning, bemoaning, complaining.
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