Lamenting

Lamenting
Lamenting La*ment"ing, n. Lamentation. [1913 Webster]

Lamentings heard i' the air. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • lamenting — /ləˈmɛntɪŋ/ (say luh menting) noun 1. the expression of grief; sorrowing. –adjective 2. experiencing grief: a lamenting widow. –phrase 3. be left lamenting, to be made to feel regretful for one s lack of foresight or daring …  

  • Lamenting — Lament La*ment , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lamented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lamenting}.] To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail. [1913 Webster] One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes. Dryden. Syn: To deplore; mourn; bewail. See {Deplore}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lamenting — adjective vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression lamenting sinners wailing mourners the wailing wind wailful bagpipes tangle her desires with wailful sonnets Shakespeare • Syn: ↑wailing, ↑wail …   Useful english dictionary

  • lamenting — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sobbing, regretting, mournful; see sad 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • lamenting — la·ment || lÉ™ ment n. wailing, mourning, bewailing; mournful song, cry of grief; complaint v. mourn aloud, wail, express sorrow, grieve for; bewail, bemoan, regret …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Kalevala (synopses) — The Kalevala is considered the national epic of Finland. It was compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot while he was a district health officer in (then under the governance of Russia) eastern Finland. The poem consists of 50 runos or cantos and… …   Wikipedia

  • πενθήρει — πενθήρης lamenting masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) πενθήρης lamenting masc/fem/neut dat sg πενθήρεϊ , πενθήρης lamenting dat sg (epic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • πενθήρη — πενθήρης lamenting neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic epic doric) πενθήρης lamenting masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (doric aeolic) πενθήρης lamenting masc/fem acc sg (attic epic doric) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • πενθήρης — lamenting masc/fem acc pl (attic epic doric) πενθήρης lamenting masc/fem nom/voc pl (doric aeolic) πενθήρης lamenting masc/fem nom sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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