Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: mourning
IPA transcription: [m'ɔɹnɪŋ]
Pronunciations of mourning
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)
    Meaning: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
Usage examples
  • Dress--deep mourning.
  • The young man answered, "I am mourning for my wife.
  • "Well," asked the old woman, "for whom are you mourning?"
  • On the death of Brutus, they all clothed themselves in mourning.
  • The young man replied, "I am mourning day and night, crying all the while.
  • Public mourning was observed for seven days, and many ceremonies were performed.
  • His crape hat-band had put itself in brown mourning for its own bereavement of black.
  • "Grace Harlowe, are you ever going to stop mourning over Eleanor?" cried Miriam impatiently.
  • Mourning doves cooed, and the sweet notes of yellow-birds filled the sunny grove with suggestions of happiness.
  • So, when the Colonel died, in the year I was leaving college, I did not think it necessary to go into mourning for him.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George V, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Emily Donelson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mourning dove, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Thomas Jefferson, License CC BY-SA 4.0