lament
verb (used with object)
to feel or express sorrow or regret for.
are lamenting
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present progressiveof lament.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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Those in the data center industry are lamenting the state of public opinion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
But his victims - many of whom assiduously attended the three-month-long trial in Vannes, northern France - are lamenting the sentence.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
Some are lamenting the impending demise of another piece of the city’s history, but are not at all surprised.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Some Americans are lamenting their previous reluctance to get a vaccine.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
I. I mourn for Adonis—Adonis is dead, Fair Adonis is dead and the Loves are lamenting.
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
