- present participle of lament.
lamenting
Example Sentences
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Any given search might surface a terse op-ed lamenting higher prices or news coverage of criticism by regulators and policymakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Those in the data center industry are lamenting the state of public opinion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
What value is there in an existence spent lamenting what was and what could’ve been?
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
She called herself “kinda done with politics,” lamenting that there was “so much division” in the country.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
But Jefferson was fairly typical in this regard, lamenting the chasm between long-standing colleagues while building up the barricades from his side of the divide.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
