lament
verb (used with object)
to feel or express sorrow or regret for.
am lamenting
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present progressiveof lament (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now ruddy are the elm-tops against the blue sky, The pale larch donneth her jewelry; Red fir and black fir sigh, And I am lamenting the year gone by.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Robert Bridges
The way of it is this: I am lamenting for no lady who is walking the world, nor for one who is dead that I could be following to the grave.
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
Indeed, this is the very thing I am lamenting and deploring.
From Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) by John Henry Newman
"Oh, it is not for the sake of my own majesty, and for my little worldly splendor, that I am lamenting at this moment," said the queen, removing her hands from her face.
From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by F. Jordan
Yes, but the absence of that fascinating air, which you know would bring the most unyielding to your feet, is what I am lamenting.
From Natalie A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds by Ferna Vale
