funeral
the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
a funeral procession.
of or relating to a funeral: funeral services; funeral expenses.
Idioms about funeral
be someone's funeral, Informal. to have unpleasant consequences for someone: If you don't finish the work on time, it will be your funeral!
Origin of funeral
1Other words from funeral
- pre·fu·ner·al, adjective
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How to use funeral in a sentence
López told the Blade her mother and Huerta’s brothers were able to attend the funeral.
Tijuana authorities criticized over handling of transgender woman’s murder | Michael K. Lavers | September 17, 2020 | Washington BladeHorrifically, her brother died while she was at the funeral service for her father.
From Monday, all social gatherings of more than six people will become illegal across England, not including gatherings at workplaces, schools, weddings, funerals, and organized team sports.
As the U.K.’s coronavirus testing system struggles, the health secretary blames too many ‘inappropriate’ tests | David Meyer | September 9, 2020 | FortuneThe Dodgers, who had broken the league’s color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson in 1947, were the last holdouts, and the team’s front office figured King’s funeral would be over by the time its game began.
Why A Strike For Racial Justice Started With The Milwaukee Bucks And The NBA | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 27, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightNeither she nor her parents could attend the small funeral for fear of the virus.
Coronavirus Hit Latinos Harder Thanks to a Perfect Storm of Disparities | Maya Srikrishnan | August 12, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.
Those who are not working on Sunday will almost certainly attend the funeral for Liu.
The truest words at the funeral were those of young Jaden, as quoted by the governor.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos | Michael Daly | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCastro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
As far as he is concerned, they're preparing his obituary and he doesn't care to attend the funeral.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had his beautiful robe under him (for it was summer), and was preparing for his funeral oration.
When the funeral was over, and they returned to their desolate home, at the sight of the empty cradle Ramona broke down.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonWhen the last scarlo is burned out a funeral march is played and all disperse to their homes.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHis funeral, I need not say, was attended by railway men from all parts of the kingdom.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBut, Mandy Ann held her back and whispered, "Can't you done 'have yerself at yer mammy's funeral an' we the only mourners?"
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for funeral
/ (ˈfjuːnərəl) /
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
(as modifier): a funeral service
a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial
informal worry; concern; affair: that's your funeral
Origin of funeral
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with funeral
see it's your funeral.
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