mournfully

[US]/'mɔ:nfəli/
[UK]/ˈmornflɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a sorrowful or gloomy manner; in a mournful way.

Example Sentences

The young man stared into his glass mournfully.

She looked mournfully out the window as the rain poured down.

The old man sighed mournfully as he gazed at the photograph of his late wife.

The dog howled mournfully when its owner left for work.

The mournfully beautiful melody brought tears to her eyes.

He spoke mournfully of his lost childhood memories.

The wind howled mournfully through the abandoned house.

She sang the ballad mournfully, evoking a sense of longing in the audience.

The painting depicted a mournfully beautiful scene of a sunset over the ocean.

The mournfully slow pace of the funeral procession added to the somber atmosphere.

Her eyes were filled with a mournfully nostalgic look as she flipped through old photographs.

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