mourning

[US]/'mɔːnɪŋ/
[UK]/'mɔrnɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.sorrow or grief, especially as shown by wearing black clothes;a vehicle for conveying a dead body

Phrases & Collocations

deep mourning

mourning period

expression of mourning

mourning rituals

grief and mourning

in mourning

Example Sentences

mourning the death of their daughter

mourning regalia became her.

mourning and depression are not the same thing.

The court will go into mourning for the late king.

She was in mourning for her mother.

a day of mourning for the victims of the tragedy

He was in deep mourning for his dead wife.

mourning for lost hopes;

type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies.

she's still in mourning after the death of her husband.

9 see joke: Some armour is blackguardly, all day faineant, cheat a meal to eat everywhere.One day, he sees a someone handles funeral arrangement, run into mourning hall to cry greatly.

Real-world Examples

The need to conceal the mourning deepened the grief.

Source: The Economist - Arts

This is something that will have the world mourning.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

In China, white represents death, mourning, and bad fortune.

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

People are still under the rubble and we are already mourning.

Source: VOA Standard English - Middle East

His death will send Thailand into deep mourning.

Source: VOA Special September 2015 Collection

This weekend, residents of Virginia Beach have been mourning with vigils, church services and other memorials.

Source: NPR News June 2019 Compilation

Britain is in 10 days of mourning.

Source: AP Listening October 2022 Collection

The standard reasons for mourning don't apply.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

There is a brief period of mourning.

Source: Time

A national day of mourning is being observed.

Source: BBC World Headlines

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