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noun

Mourning n.

1.

The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.

2.

Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black. "The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid."

Deep mourning. See under Deep.

verb

Mourn v. t.

1.

To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail. "As if he mourned his rival's ill success." "And looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return."

2.

To utter in a mournful manner or voice. "The lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well."

Synonyms: See Deplore.

Mourn v. i. (past & past part. mourned; pres. part. mourning)

1.

To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness. "Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her."

2.

To wear the customary garb of a mourner. "We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood?" "Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year."

adjective

Mourning adj.

1.

Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.

2.

Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.

Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.

Mourning dove (Zool.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove.

Mourning warbler (Zool.), an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.

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