Mourning

  • 11mourning — n. 1) to declare, proclaim (a period of) mourning 2) to go into mourning 3) deep mourning 4) national mourning 5) in mourning for * * * [ mɔːnɪŋ] proclaim (a period of) mourning deep mourning in mourning for national mourning to declare to go in …

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  • 12Mourning — Alonzo Mourning Spielerinformationen Voller Name Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. Ge …

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  • 13mourning — n. 1 the expression of deep sorrow, esp. for a dead person, by the wearing of solemn dress. 2 the clothes worn in mourning. Phrases and idioms: in mourning assuming the signs of mourning, esp. in dress. mourning band a band of black crape etc.… …

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  • 14mourning — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of expressing grief] Syn. sorrowing, grieving, yearning, aching, sorrow, lamentation, lamenting, pining, repining, sighing, regretting, deploring, weeping over, drooping, languishing, wailing, crying, moaning,… …

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  • 15mourning — [[t]mɔ͟ː(r)nɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Mourning is behaviour in which you show sadness about a person s death. The period of mourning and bereavement may be long... Expect to feel angry, depressed and confused. It s all part of the mourning process...… …

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  • 16mourning — noun (U) 1 great sadness because someone has died: The drawn curtains and solemn hush told me that this was a house of mourning. 2 black clothes worn to show that you are very sad that someone has died: She was recently widowed and wearing… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17mourning —    The etiquette of mourning in the upper classes is well documented from medieval times onwards; it gradually spread into the middle classes, reaching a peak in Victorian times, particularly for women. Black clothing in matt fabrics was the… …

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  • 18mourning — mourn|ing [ˈmo:nıŋ US ˈmo:r ] n [U] 1.) great sadness because someone has died ▪ The Armenian authorities declared May 29 a national day of mourning. in mourning (=feeling great sadness) ▪ It was the custom to visit those in mourning and sit… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19mourning — mourn|ing [ mɔrnıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) the process or ceremony of expressing great sadness because someone has died: The official period of mourning is over now. in mourning: The whole town is in mourning following the crash. 2. ) OLD FASHIONED… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20mourning — mourn·ing || mÉ”rnɪŋ /mɔːnɪŋ n. grieving, lamentation; act of feeling sorrow for someone s death; period of mourning; clothes worn by mourners; signs of mourning adj. of one who mourns, in grief over the death of a close one; pertaining to …

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