- present participle of mourn.
mourning
Example Sentences
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In a phone call from Kyiv, he noted that the IOC’s announcement coincided with a day of mourning in Ukraine because of recent shelling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
A Fresno County sheriff’s deputy is mourning the loss of his K-9 partner who was struck by a car after he ran off when he was startled by a fireworks explosion this weekend.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
Khamenei's funeral procession wended its way slowly through central Tehran, from Imam Hossein Square in the east to Azadi Square in the west, on the last of three days of public mourning in the capital.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
Delegations from Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah joined the mourning, a day before a public ceremony was set to begin.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
The widow was bareheaded; her veiled mourning cap had been removed and was now perched on the corner of Lord Fredrick’s elephant’s-foot umbrella stand.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing mourning
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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