sorrowing
- adjective
- /ˈsɔroʊɪŋ/
:
afligido
- The sorrowing mother wept silently at her child's grave.
Examples
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She sat in a sorrowing silence after the news.
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The sorrowing family struggled to cope with their loss after the funeral.
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After the tragedy, the sorrowing community gathered to support one another.
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His poetry often depicts sorrowing figures haunted by memories of lost love.
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His sorrowing eyes reflected his deep grief.
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She wrote a letter expressing her sorrowing feelings about the end of their friendship.
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In the painting, the artist captures a sorrowing figure looking out at a desolate landscape.
Synonyms
208
1.1
To cry and let tears fall because you feel sad or have strong feelings
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3.0
Feel or show deep sadness after someone dies
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3.8
To feel very sad because of a loss
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5.2
To feel deep sadness after a loss
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9.6
To show deep sadness and regret about something
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7.5
To feel sad and complain to others
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sorrowing comes from the old English word sorh meaning 'grief' or 'pain', and is related to the common word sore meaning 'hurt'. So sorrowing is feeling deep, hurting sadness, often after a loss.