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grieving

  • present participle
    of grieve.
    grieve
    verb (used without object)
    to feel grief or great sorrow.
  • a word derived from grieve.
    grieve
    verb (used without object)
    to feel grief or great sorrow.

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The couple want every hospital in the UK to provide an alternative way out for grieving mothers, to "make a different route for a parent who has just lost a child".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

I think that many who were close to Matthew were obviously grieving him but also processing and trying to understand and make sense of how they lost him and why they lost him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Proper training on how to deal with people who are grieving or who are terminally ill in a really sensitive and timely manner would go a really long way."

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

It takes maybe an afternoon, and it’s the difference between your family grieving and your family grieving while also being financially wrecked.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The metal sings and moans like grieving women.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell