grieving

G2R1I1E1V4I1N1G2
/ˈɡɹiːvɪŋ/

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.

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mourningbereavedbereftgrief-strickensorrowingsorrowful
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
noungrieving (plural grievings)

plural grievings

  1. An act or instance of feeling or expressing grief.

    Synonyms: mourning

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of grieve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn act or instance of feeling or expressing grief.

Similar
mourning

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivesorrowful through loss or deprivation

Similar
bereavedbereftgrief-strickenmourningsorrowingsorrowful
Also see
bereavedbereftgrief-strickenheartsoremourningsadsorrowing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grieving

receivingweavingheavingthievingChilkat weaving
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APA

grieving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grieving

MLA

“grieving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grieving. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grieving,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grieving.

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